Internet-based cognitive behavioural self-help for premenstrual syndrome: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kues, Johanna N ^a   Janda, Carolyn ^a   Kleinstäuber, Maria ^a   Weise, Cornelia ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internet based cognitive behavioural therapy; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; Study protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR ASSESMENT; E-MAIL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LUTEAL PHASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME COPING MEASURE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME IMPAIRMENT MEASURE; QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONSHIP QUALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF HELP; SHORT FORM SOCIAL SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT ASSESSMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; GERMANY; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925141913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-472     Document Type: Article

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