The safety and acceptability of delivering an online intervention to secondary students at risk of suicide: Findings from a pilot study

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 498-506

  Robinson, Jo ^a   Hetrick, Sarah ^a   Cox, Georgina ^a   Bendall, Sarah ^a   Yung, Alison ^a,c   Pirkis, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Iatrogenic; Internet; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEPRESSION; INTERNET; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STUDENT; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84945195132     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12136     Document Type: Article

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