Effectiveness of Web- and Mobile-Based Treatment of Subthreshold Depression With Adherence-Focused Guidance: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 71-83

  Ebert, David Daniel ^a,b   Buntrock, Claudia ^a,b,c   Lehr, Dirk ^b   Smit, Filip ^c,d   Riper, Heleen ^b,c,e   Baumeister, Harald ^f   Cuijpers, Pim ^b,c   Berking, Matthias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

clinician rated; minor depression; subthreshold depression; web based intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIOURAL ACTIVATION FOR DEPRESSION SCALE SHORT FORM; CAUCASIAN; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHABITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATION; EFFECT SIZE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL HEALTH; MINOR DEPRESSION; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; QUICK INVENTORY OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATED PERSON; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUBSYNDROMAL DEPRESSION; TREATMENT DURATION; WEB-BASED INTERVENTION WITH ADHERENCE FOCUSED GUIDANCE; WIDOWED PERSON; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 85020755187     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.05.004     Document Type: Article

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