Experiences of internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder four years later: A qualitative study

Internet Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 158-163

  Halmetoja, Camilla Olsson ^a   Malmquist, Anna ^a   Carlbring, Per ^b   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Grounded theory; Internet treatment; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950306664     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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