Acceptance and commitment therapy as a web-Based intervention for depressive symptoms: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-77

  Pots, Wendy T M ^a   Fledderus, Martine ^a   Meulenbeek, Peter A M ^a   Ten Klooster, Peter M ^a   Schreurs, Karlein M G ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING; COUNSELING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956634956     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.146068     Document Type: Article

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