Patients' experiences in a guided Internet- and App-based stress intervention for college students: A qualitative study

Internet Interventions

Volumn 12, Issue , 2018, Pages 130-140

  Fleischmann, R J ^a   Harrer, M ^a   Zarski, A C ^a   Baumeister, H ^b   Lehr, D ^c   Ebert, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; STRESS;

EID: 85040009945     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2017.12.001     Document Type: Article

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