Effectiveness of a culturally attuned Internet-based depression prevention program for Chinese adolescents: A randomized controlled trial

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1123-1131

  Ip, Patrick ^a   Chim, David ^a   Chan, Ko Ling ^b   Li, Tim M H ^a   Ho, Frederick Ka Wing ^a   Van Voorhees, Benjamin W ^c   Tiwari, Agnes ^a   Tsang, Anita ^a   Chan, Charlie Wai Leung ^d   Ho, Matthew ^a   Tso, Winnie ^a   Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Caritas Youth and Community Service   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adolescent; anxiety; clinical trials; depression; Internet technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84987681466     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22554     Document Type: Article

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