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Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1689) Methods and Feasibility Studies (451) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (636)

Published on in Vol 7, No 7 (2020): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/14536, first published .
A Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression (MoodHwb): Mixed Methods Feasibility Evaluation

A Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression (MoodHwb): Mixed Methods Feasibility Evaluation

A Digital Intervention for Adolescent Depression (MoodHwb): Mixed Methods Feasibility Evaluation

Authors of this article:

Rhys Bevan Jones1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Anita Thapar1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Frances Rice1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Becky Mars4 Author Orcid Image ;   Sharifah Shameem Agha1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniel Smith5 Author Orcid Image ;   Sally Merry6 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul Stallard7 Author Orcid Image ;   Ajay K Thapar1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ian Jones1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sharon A Simpson8 Author Orcid Image
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