Moderated online social therapy: A model for reducing stress in carers of young people diagnosed with mental health disorders

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2017, Pages

  Gleeson, John ^a   Lederman, Reeva ^b   Koval, Peter ^a   Wadley, Greg ^b   Bendall, Sarah ^c,d   Cotton, Sue ^c,d   Herrman, Helen ^c,d   Crisp, Kingsley ^c   Alvarez Jimenez, Mario ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early psychosis; Family intervention; Online social networking; Online treatment; Psychoeducation; Psychosocial treatment; Youth mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018250355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00485     Document Type: Article

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