A Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Technology Mediated CBT for Anxious Children and Adolescents

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-50

  Podina, Ioana R ^a   Mogoase, Cristina ^a   David, Daniel ^a,b   Szentagotai, Aurora ^a   Dobrean, Anca ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety; CBT; Children; Meta analysis; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957940257     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-015-0228-5     Document Type: Review

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