Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 137-145 , January 2008

Predictors of outcome of group and internet-based cognitive behavior therapy

  • Viola Spek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Health, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 20 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 13 4662497; fax: +31 13 4662370.
    • ,
  • Ivan Nyklíček

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Health, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Pim Cuijpers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Victor Pop

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Health, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Received 14 March 2007 ,Revised 1 May 2007 ,Accepted 1 May 2007.

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PII: S0165-0327(07)00172-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.05.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 137-145 , January 2008

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