Internet-based affect-focused psychodynamic therapy for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up

Psychotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 351-360

  Johansson, Robert ^a   Hesslow, Thomas ^a   Ljótsson, Brjánn ^b   Jansson, Angelica ^c   Jonsson, Lina ^c   Färdig, Smilla ^c   Karlsson, Josefine ^c   Hesser, Hugo ^c   Frederick, Ronald J ^d   Lilliengren, Peter ^a   Carlbring, Per ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Center for Courageous Living   (United States)

Author keywords

Randomized controlled trial; Guided self help; Internet based psychotherapy; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED AFFECT FOCUSED PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY; LIEBOWITZ SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; AFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIA, SOCIAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038396262     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pst0000147     Document Type: Article

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