Experiences and attitudes of primary care therapists in the implementation and use of internet-based treatment in Swedish primary care settings

Internet Interventions

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 248-256

  Kivi, Marie ^a   Eriksson, Maria C M ^b   Hange, Dominique ^b   Petersson, Eva Lisa ^b   Björkelund, Cecilia ^b   Johansson, Boo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ICBT; Implementation; Primary care; Qualitative method; Therapists' view

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84935036154     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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