A randomized controlled trial of guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults with generalized anxiety

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Jones, Shannon L ^a,b   Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D ^b   Soucy, Joelle N ^b  

^a Southport Psychology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Guided internet delivered cognitive behaviour therapy; Multilevel mixed models; Older adults; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 7; GUIDED INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; INTERNET; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84946555248     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.10.006     Document Type: Article

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