Computer use and attitudes towards computerised therapy amongst young people and parents attending child and adolescent mental health services

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-84

  Stallard, Paul ^a,b   Velleman, Sophie ^a   Richardson, Thomas ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; CBT; Children; Computer; Parents; Therapy; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 77954915739     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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