Computer-Guided Problem-Solving Treatment for Depression, PTSD, and Insomnia Symptoms in Student Veterans: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 756-767

  Bedford, Lee A ^a   Dietch, Jessica R ^a   Taylor, Daniel J ^a   Boals, Adriel ^a   Zayfert, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; insomnia; military; posttraumatic stress disorder; problem solving therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSOMNIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VETERAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85040981704     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.11.010     Document Type: Article

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