How do ehealth programs for adolescents with depression work? A realist review of persuasive system design components in internet-based psychological therapies

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Wozney, Lori ^a   Huguet, Anna ^a   Bennett, Kathryn ^b   Radomski, Ashley D ^c   Hartling, Lisa ^c   Dyson, Michele ^c   McGrath, Patrick J ^a   Newton, Amanda S ^c  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet based intervention; Mental health; Persuasive systems; Psychological therapy; Review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85029392493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7573     Document Type: Review

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