Long-term efficacy of audiologist-guided internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for tinnitus

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3 Special Issue, 2018, Pages 431-447

  Beukes, Eldré W ^a   Allen, Peter M ^a   Baguley, David M ^a,b,c   Manchaiah, Vinaya ^d,e,f   Andersson, Gerhard ^g,h  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Audiology India   (India)

^f MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^g LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; AUDIOLOGIST; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACUSIS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANXIETY; AUDIOLOGISTS; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERACUSIS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85054600288     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: 15589137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2018_AJA-IMIA3-18-0004     Document Type: Article

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