Intervening via chat: An opportunity for adolescents' mental health promotion?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Crutzen, Rik ^a   De Nooijer, Jascha ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescents; chat; mental health problems; mental health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79956134931     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq062     Document Type: Article

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