Effectiveness of a web-based solution-focused brief chat treatment for depressed adolescents and young adults: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Kramer, Jeannet ^a   Conijn, Barbara ^a   Oijevaar, Pien ^b   Riper, Heleen ^c,d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b Developlay BV Publishing Media for Children   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Internet; Randomized controlled trial; Solution Focused Brief Therapy; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TELEMEDICINE; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902265859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3261     Document Type: Article

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