Comorbidity Structure of psychological disorders in the online e-pass data as predictors of psychosocial adjustment measures: Psychological distress, adequate social support, self-confidence, quality of life, and suicidal ideation

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Al Asadi, Ali M ^a,b   Klein, Britt ^a,c,d   Meyer, Denny ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Grande Prairie Regional College   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Comorbidity; Comorbidity dimensions; Comorbidity factors; Disorders; Distress; E mental health; Generalized anxiety disorder; Hypersomnia; Insomnia; Major depressive episode; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Online therapy; PD; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychosocial adjustment; Quality of life (QOL); Self confidence; Social anxiety disorder; Social support; Structure of comorbidity; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84987600839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3591     Document Type: Article

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