Effectiveness of a Web-Based Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Subthreshold Depression: Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 348-358

  Buntrock, Claudia ^a   Ebert, David ^a   Lehr, Dirk ^a   Riper, Heleen ^a   Smit, Filip ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^a   Berking, Matthias ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural intervention; Psychological intervention; Randomised controlled trial; Subthreshold depression; Treatment; Web based guided self help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SELF HELP; SUBTHRESHOLD DEPRESSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEB BROWSER; AFFECT; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942279771     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000438673     Document Type: Article

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