An online intervention for reducing depressive symptoms: Secondary benefits for self-esteem, empowerment and quality of life

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-66

  Crisp, Dimity ^a,b   Griffiths, Kathleen ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew ^c   Bennett, Kylie ^a   Christensen, Helen ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Empowerment; Internet; Quality of life; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEB BROWSER; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895895174     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.01.041     Document Type: Article

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