Using online interventions to deliver college student mental health resources: Evidence from randomized clinical trials

Psychological Services

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 481-489

  Nguyen Feng, Viann N ^a   Greer, Christiaan S ^b   Frazier, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Internet based interventions; Interpersonal trauma; Online interventions; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ADVERSE EVENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85033498506     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000154     Document Type: Article

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