'It's mean!' the views of young people alienated from mainstream education on depression, help seeking and computerised therapy

Advances in Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-203

  Fleming, Theresa M ^a   Dixon, Robyn S ^a   Merry, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alternative education; Attitudes; Computer based therapy; Depression; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862677293     PISSN: 18387357     EISSN: 18374905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jamh.2011.10.2.195     Document Type: Article

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