Effectiveness of blended depression treatment for adults in specialised mental healthcare: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kemmeren, L L ^a   van Schaik, D J F ^a   Riper, H ^a,b,c   Kleiboer, A M ^a,b   Bosmans, J E ^a,b   Smit, J H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blended treatment; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Cost effectiveness; Internet based intervention; Major depressive disorders; Randomised controlled trial; Routine practice; Specialised mental healthcare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLENDED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DSM-IV; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOBILE APPLICATION; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84963805330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0818-5     Document Type: Article

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