Internet-based CBT for social phobia and panic disorder in a specialised anxiety clinic in routine care: Results of a pilot randomised controlled trial

Internet Interventions

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages 92-98

  Mathiasen, Kim ^a   Riper, Heleen ^b   Ehlers, Lars Holger ^c   Valentin, Jan B ^d   Rosenberg, Nicole K ^e  

^a Center for Fundamental Living Technology (FLinT)   (Denmark)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Psychiatric Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CBT; CCBT; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Computer; ICBT; Internet; Internet based; Panic disorder; Randomised controlled trial; RCT; Secondary care; Self help; Social phobia; Specialised care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84964665972     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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