Online mental health resources for adolescents: Overview of research and theory

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-230

  Edwards Hart, Tim ^a   Chester, Andrea ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child and adolescent psychopathology; Health psychology; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956397439     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060903584954     Document Type: Review

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