Online mindfulness-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression: Outcomes of a pilot trial

Internet Interventions

Volumn 13, Issue , 2018, Pages 41-50

  Kladnitski, Natalie ^a   Smith, Jessica ^a   Allen, Adrian ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^a   Newby, Jill M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Internet; Mindfulness; Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BRIEF EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DIFFICULTIES WITH EMOTION REGULATION SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIVE FACET MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 7 ITEM SCALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINDFULNESS; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUMINATIVE RESPONSES SCALE; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SKILL; WARWICK-EDINBURGH MENTAL WELLBEING SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 85049457500     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.06.003     Document Type: Article

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