Internet-delivered transdiagnostic and tailored cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-28

  Păsărelu, Costina Ruxandra ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,c   Bergman Nordgren, Lise ^b   Dobrean, Anca ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioral therapy; Internet; meta analysis; tailored; transdiagnostic

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; INTERNET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84990247502     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2016.1231219     Document Type: Review

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