Guided and unguided internet-based treatment for problematic alcohol use - A randomized controlled pilot trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Sundström, Christopher ^a   Gajecki, Mikael ^a   Johansson, Magnus ^a,b   Blankers, Matthijs ^c,d,e   Sinadinovic, Kristina ^a,b   Stenlund Gens, Erik ^f   Berman, Anne H ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Center for Dependency Disorders   (Sweden)

^c Arkin Mental Health Care ^*  (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTRATION; SELF HELP; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978128874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157817     Document Type: Article

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