A qualitative study of sexual minority young people's experiences of computerised therapy for depression

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 268-273

  Lucassen, Mathijs F G ^a   Hatcher, Simon ^b   Fleming, Theresa M ^a,b   Stasiak, Karolina ^a   Shepherd, Matthew J ^a   Merry, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bisexual; Depression; Gay; Lesbian; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LGBT PEOPLE; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL MINORITY; TELETHERAPY; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84947918188     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856215579542     Document Type: Article

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