Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural treatment and the impact of co-morbidity: An open trial in a cohort of primary care patients

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 215-223

  Kristjánsdóttir, Hafrún ^a,b   Salkovskis, Paul M ^c   Sigurdsson, Baldur Heidar ^d   Sigurdsson, Engilbert ^a,d   Agnarsdóttir, Agnes ^d   Sigurdsson, Jón Fridrik ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; cognitive behavioural therapy; depression; transdiagnostic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955203889     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2015.1081404     Document Type: Article

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