The Effectiveness of an Online Support Group for Members of the Community with Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew J ^b   Crisp, Dimity A ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Bennett, Kylie ^a   Farrer, Louise ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET SUPPORT GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF HELP; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871698689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053244     Document Type: Article

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