Internet-based recruitment to a depression prevention intervention: Lessons from the mood memos study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Morgan, Amy Joanna ^a,b   Jorm, Anthony Francis ^a,b   Mackinnon, Andrew James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Internet; Preventive psychiatry; Randomized controlled trial; Research subject recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AFFECT; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84877313540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2262     Document Type: Article

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