Individually tailored internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults with anxiety and depression: a randomised controlled trial

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 286-300

  Silfvernagel, Kristin ^a   Westlinder, Anna ^a   Andersson, Stina ^a   Bergman, Kajsa ^a   Diaz Hernandez, Rosario ^a   Fallhagen, Line ^a   Lundqvist, Ida ^a   Masri, Nicole ^a   Viberg, Linda ^a   Forsberg, Marie Louise ^a   Lind, Maria ^a   Berger, Thomas ^b   Carlbring, Per ^c   Andersson, Gerhard ^a,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cognitive behaviour therapy; cognitive flexibility; internet; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

EID: 85032219856     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2017.1388276     Document Type: Article

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