A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of computerized CBT (SPARX) for symptoms of depression among adolescents excluded from mainstream education

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 529-541

  Fleming, Theresa ^a   Dixon, Robyn ^a   Frampton, Christopher ^b   Merry, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CCBT; computer; depression; Keywords: Adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT DROPOUTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84866121302     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465811000695     Document Type: Article

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