MEMO: an mHealth intervention to prevent the onset of depression in adolescents: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1014-1022

  Whittaker, Robyn ^a,b   Stasiak, Karolina ^a   McDowell, Heather ^c   Doherty, Iain ^d   Shepherd, Matthew ^a   Chua, Shireen ^a   Dorey, Enid ^a   Parag, Varsha ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Rodgers, Anthony ^e   Merry, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescence; depression; mHealth; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVICES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIVALENCE TRIAL (TOPIC); FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; CELL PHONE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIVALENCE TRIALS AS TOPIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85020113955     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12753     Document Type: Article

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