Views of young people in rural Australia on SPARX, a fantasy world developed for New Zealand youth with depression

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Views of young people in rural Australia on SPARX, a fantasy world developed for New Zealand youth with depression

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Background: A randomized control trial demonstrated that a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT) program (Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-factor thoughts [SPARX]) was an appealing and efficacious treatment for depression for adolescents in New Zealand. Little is known about the acceptability of computerized therapy programs for rural Australians and the suitability of computerized programs developed in one cultural context when used in another country. Issues such as accents ...

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2014

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C Cheek / H Bridgman / Theresa Fleming / E Cummings / L Ellis / MFG Lucassen / M Shepherd / T Skinner

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Views_of_young_people_in_rural_Australia_on_SP...

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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified / Other psychology not elsewhere classified / computer games / mental health / rural health, computerized CBT / stigma / youth / Medical Informatics / Information and Computing Sciences / Medical and Health Sciences / Psychology and Cognitive Sciences / Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified / Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified

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