Long-term effects of internet-supported cognitive behaviour therapy

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 21-28

  Andersson, Gerhard ^a,b   Rozental, Alexander ^c,d   Shafran, Roz ^d   Carlbring, Per ^c,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; cognitive behaviour therapy; depression; Internet delivery; long term effects; somatic problems

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STRESS; THERAPY EFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; GAMBLING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; SMARTPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATIGUE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SMARTPHONE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85037989813     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1400381     Document Type: Review

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