An internet‐based cognitive behavioural intervention for adults with depression in Arabic‐speaking countries: A randomized controlled trial.
Internet‐based interventions have proven to be effective for the treatment of depression in different samples, but evidence from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the acceptance and efficacy of an internet‐based cognitive behavioural w...
| Publicado en: | Stress & Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2024
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