Acceptability of online self-help to people with depression: Users' views of moodgym versus informational websites

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Schneider, Justine ^a   Foroushani, Pooria Sarrami ^b   Grime, Paul ^c   Thornicroft, Graham ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive Therapy; Computers; Depression; Method Acceptability; Qualitative Evaluation; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84897379042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2871     Document Type: Article

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