Effectiveness of psychological and/or educational interventions in the prevention of anxiety: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1021-1029

  Moreno Peral, Patricia ^a,b,c   Conejo Cerón, Sonia ^a,b,c   Rubio Valera, Maria ^d,e,f   Fernández, Anna ^e,g   Navas Campaña, Desirée ^a,b,c   Rodríguez Morejón, Alberto ^b,c,h   Motrico, Emma ^b,i   Rigabert, Alina ⁱ   De Dios Luna, Juan ^b,j   Martín Pérez, Carlos ^b,k   Rodríguez Bayón, Antonina ^b,l   Ballesta Rodríguez, María Isabel ^b,m   Luciano, Juan Vicente ^b,d,n   Bellón, Juan Ángel ^a,b,c,h,o  

^a Research Unit   (Spain)

^b Primary Care Prevention and Health Promotion Research Network (RedIAPP)   (Spain)

^c Biomedic Research Institute of Málaga IBIMA   (Spain)

^d Sant Joan de Deu   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^k Primary Care Center of Marquesado   (Spain)

^l Primary Care Center of San José   (Spain)

^m Primary Care Center of Federico del Castillo   (Spain)

ⁿ PARC SANITARI SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^o Primary Care Center La Lobilla Estepona   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; WEB OF SCIENCE; ANXIETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85030637434     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2509     Document Type: Article

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