Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for children with anxiety disorders: A randomised controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2016, Pages 47-56

  Vigerland, Sarah ^a   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a   Thulin, Ulrika ^a   Öst, Lars Göran ^a,b   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,c   Serlachius, Eva ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; CBT; Children; Internet delivered treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICIAN SEVERITY RATING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; INTERNET; PANIC DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84949032440     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.11.006     Document Type: Article

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