Internet-Based Extinction Therapy for Worry: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 391-402

  Andersson, Erik ^a   Hedman, Erik ^a   Wadström, Olle ^b   Boberg, Julia ^c   Andersson, Emil Yaroslav ^c   Axelsson, Erland ^a   Bjureberg, Johan ^a   Hursti, Timo ^c   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Psykologinsats   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

exposure; extinction; internet; worry

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028266135     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2016.07.003     Document Type: Article

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