Is the devil in the detail? A randomised controlled trial of guided internet-based CBT for perfectionism

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2017, Pages 99-106

  Shafran, Roz ^a   Wade, Tracey D ^b   Egan, Sarah J ^c   Kothari, Radha ^a   Allcott Watson, Hannah ^a   Carlbring, Per ^d   Rozental, Alexander ^d   Andersson, Gerhard ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; Completion; Internet based; Moderation; Non engagement; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; PERFECTIONISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTRATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFECTIONISM; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020456733     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.014     Document Type: Article

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