Computerised CBT self-help for depression in higher education: Reflections on a pilot

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-286

  Nicky, Mitchell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Beating the bluesspi_suptmspii_sup; Computerised CBT; Higher education; Self help; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249104803     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140902993343     Document Type: Article

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