Online computer-aided vicarious exposure for OCD symptoms: A pilot study

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue , 2017, Pages 25-34

  Matthews, Allison J ^a   Maunder, Rosie ^a   Scanlan, Joel D ^a   Kirkby, Kenneth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour therapy; Exposure treatment; OCD; Online intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; COMPUTER AIDED VICARIOUS EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SAMPLE SIZE; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974603096     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.06.002     Document Type: Article

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