Treating anxiety and depression in older adults: Randomised controlled trial comparing guided V. Self-guided internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy

BJPsych Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 50-58

  Titov, Nickolai ^a   Fogliati, Vincent J ^a   Staples, Lauren G ^a   Gandy, Milena ^a   Johnston, Luke ^a   Wootton, Bethany ^b   Nielssen, Olav ^a   Dear, Blake F ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84996448692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20564724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002139     Document Type: Article

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