Treatment of nulliparous women with severe fear of childbirth via the Internet: A feasibility study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 37-43

  Nieminen, Katri ^a,b   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,c   Wijma, Barbro ^a   Ryding, Elsa Lena ^c   Wijma, Klaas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fear of childbirth; Internet CBT; Pregnancy; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SELF HELP; BIRTH; PARITY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PARITY; PARTURITION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84959225642     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2016.1140143     Document Type: Article

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