Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects of the COPE Online Cognitive-Behavioral Skill-Building Program on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Performance in Freshmen College Students: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 147-154

  Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek ^a,b   Amaya, Megan ^a   Szalacha, Laura A ^a   Hoying, Jacqueline ^a   Taylor, Tiffany ^a   Bowersox, Kristen ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Anxiety; College student; Depression; Intervention; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940446774     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12119     Document Type: Article

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