Home-based telebehavioral health for U.S. military personnel and veterans with depression: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 923-934

  Luxton, David D ^a,b   Pruitt, Larry D ^a   Wagner, Amy ^c   Smolenski, Derek J ^a   Jenkins Guarnieri, Michael A ^a   Gahm, Gregory ^a  

^a Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS PORTLAND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; military; telemedicine; telemental health; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME; HOME BASED TELEBEHAVIORAL HEALTH; HOME CARE; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOLDIER; TELEHEALTH; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING; YOUNG ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TELEMEDICINE; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984904282     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000135     Document Type: Article

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