eHealth interventions for the prevention of depression and anxiety in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Deady, M ^a,d   Choi, I ^b   Calvo, R A ^c   Glozier, N ^b   Christensen, H ^d   Harvey, S B ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; EHealth; Mental disorder; Prevention; Resilience; Subclinical

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEALTH PROMOTION; TELEMEDICINE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85028457922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1473-1     Document Type: Article

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