A randomized controlled trial comparing two cognitive-behavioral programs for adolescent girls with subclinical depression: A school-based program (Op Volle Kracht) and a computerized program (SPARX)

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 80, Issue , 2016, Pages 33-42

  Poppelaars, Marlou ^a   Tak, Yuli R ^a   Lichtwarck Aschoff, Anna ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a,b   Lobel, Adam ^a   Merry, Sally N ^c   Lucassen, Mathijs F G ^c,d   Granic, Isabela ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cognitive behavioral; Depression; Prevention; Randomized controlled trial; Video game

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTERIZED PREVENTION PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL BASED PREVENTION PROGRAM; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84961655005     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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