Acceptability of an adventure video game in the treatment of female adolescents with symptoms of depression

Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 10-18

  Carrasco, Álvaro E ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Adolescent psychotherapy; Depression; Psychotherapy research; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; VIDEO GAME;

EID: 84964507171     PISSN: 22398031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2016.182     Document Type: Article

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