MEMO-a mobile phone depression prevention intervention for adolescents: Development process and postprogram findings on acceptability from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Whittaker, Robyn ^a   Merry, Sally ^b   Stasiak, Karolina ^b   McDowell, Heather ^c   Doherty, Iain ^b   Shepherd, Matthew ^b   Dorey, Enid ^a   Parag, Varsha ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^b   Rodgers, Anthony ^d  

^a University of Auckland Clinical Trials Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Depression prevention; Mobile phone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULAR PHONE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84856284761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1857     Document Type: Article

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