Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-18

  Carlbring, Per ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,c   Cuijpers, Pim ^d   Riper, Heleen ^d,e,f,g   Hedman Lagerlöf, Erik ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

anxiety and mood disorders; face to face therapy; Guided internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy; meta analysis; somatic disorders

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 85037730265     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2017.1401115     Document Type: Review

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