Effectiveness of a freely available computerised cognitive behavioural therapy programme (MoodGYM) for depression: Meta-analysis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 260-269

  Twomey, Conal ^a   O'Reilly, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

anxiety; computerised cognitive behavioural therapy; depression; Internet interventions; meta analysis; MoodGYM

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; INTERNET; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 85013301433     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867416656258     Document Type: Article

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