Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy for female patients with eating disorders: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e152-

  Ter Huurne, Elke D ^a,b   De Haan, Hein A ^a,b   Postel, Marloes G ^a,b,c   Van Der Palen, Job ^c,d   Van Der Nagel, Joanne E L ^a,b,e   DeJong, Cornelis A J ^b,f  

^a Tactus Institute for Care and Treatment of Drug Addicts   (Netherlands)

^b Nijmegen Inst Sci Practitioners   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e Center for Intellectual Disabilities   (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asynchronous therapeutic support; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Eating disorders; Eating disorders not otherwise specified; EHealth; Randomized controlled trial; Treatment effectiveness; Web based treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84936760109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3946     Document Type: Article

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