Effectiveness of web-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy in relation to mental health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Brown, Menna ^a   Glendenning, Alexander ^a   Hoon, Alice E ^a   John, Ann ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Anxiety; Depression; Internet based; Meta analysis; Mobile based; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84989931271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6200     Document Type: Article

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