Out & Online effectiveness of a tailored online multi-symptom mental health and wellbeing program for same-sex attracted young adults: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Abbott, Jo Anne M ^a   Klein, Britt ^a,b,c   McLaren, Suzanne ^b   Austin, David W ^d   Molloy, Mari ^b   Meyer, Denny ^a   McLeod, Bronte ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy; eHealth; eMental health; Intervention; Mental health; Randomised controlled trial; Same sex attraction; Sexual orientation; Wellbeing; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925125412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-504     Document Type: Article

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