'Pesky gNATs': Investigating the feasibility of a novel computerized CBT intervention for adolescents with anxiety and/or depression in a Tier 3 CAMHS setting

Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Chapman, Rosanna ^a   Loades, Maria ^a   O'Reilly, Gary ^b   Coyle, David ^b   Patterson, Mags ^c   Salkovskis, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Barn   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; anxiety; CBT; computerized; depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 85051197029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1754470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1754470X16000222     Document Type: Article

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