Internet and computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression in youth: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled outcome trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Ebert, David Daniel ^a,b,f   Zarski, Anna Carlotta ^a   Christensen, Helen ^c   Stikkelbroek, Yvonne ^d   Cuijpers, Pim ^a,e,f   Berking, Matthias ^a,b   Riper, Heleen ^a,e,f  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; JUVENILE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL MODEL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925431288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119895     Document Type: Article

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