A randomized controlled trial of an Internet delivered dialectical behavior therapy skills training for suicidal and heavy episodic drinkers

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 232, Issue , 2018, Pages 219-228

  Wilks, Chelsey R ^a   Lungu, Anita ^b   Ang, Sin Yee ^a   Matsumiya, Brandon ^c   Yin, Qingqing ^a   Linehan, Marsha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Lyra Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Computerized psychotherapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Internet; Randomized controlled trial; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE DRINKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY SKILLS TRAINING; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRELIMINARY DATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85042709055     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.053     Document Type: Article

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