Computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in adolescents: Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Wright, Barry ^a   Tindall, Lucy ^a   Littlewood, Elizabeth ^b   Adamson, Joy ^b   Allgar, Victoria ^b   Bennett, Sophie ^a   Gilbody, Simon ^b   Verduyn, Chrissie ^c   Alderson Day, Ben ^a   Dyson, Lisa ^b   Trépel, Dominic ^b   Ali, Shehzad ^b  

^a York Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD AND FEELINGS QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE AND RESOURCE USE QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPENCE CHILDREN ANXIETY SCALE; THINKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84911377606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006488     Document Type: Article

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