Exploring blended group interventions for depression: Randomised controlled feasibility study of a blended computer- and multimedia-supported psychoeducational group intervention for adults with depressive symptoms

Internet Interventions

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages 63-71

  Schuster, Raphael ^a   Leitner, Isabella ^a   Carlbring, Per ^b   Laireiter, Anton Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blended group therapy; Blended therapy; Depression; E mental health; Group therapy; Online treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 85018475115     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.04.001     Document Type: Article

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