The design and relevance of a computerized gamified depression therapy program for indigenous m ori adolescents

JMIR Serious Games

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Shepherd, Matthew ^a   Fleming, Theresa ^a   Lucassen, Mathijs ^a   Stasiak, Karolina ^a   Lambie, Ian ^b   Merry, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computerized cognitive behavioral therapy; Consumer opinions; Depression; Indigenous populations; M ori; Participatory design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969693129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22919279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/games.3804     Document Type: Article

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