Intersex adolescents seeking help for their depression: the case study of SPARX in New Zealandd.

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Intersex adolescents seeking help for their depression: the case study of SPARX in New Zealandd.

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Objective: SPARX is a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy self-help program for adolescent depression that is freely available in New Zealand. At registration, users identify themselves as either male, female, intersex, or transgender. We aimed to describe the mental health of adolescent intersex users. Method: A secondary analysis of SPARX usage data over 5 years. Results: Of the 8922 adolescents users, 0.6% (n = 50) identified as intersex. Based on Patient Health Questionnaire 9 – mod...

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2021-08

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Lucassen MFG / Perry Y / Frampton C / Fleming T / Merry SN / Shepherd M / Stasiak K

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/71047

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adolescent / depression / diverse sex development / intersex / variations of sex characteristics / Adolescent / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Depression / Female / Humans / Male / Mental Health / New Zealand / Suicidal Ideation

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