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September 8, 2010 10:55 AM EDT
Teenagers can now fight depression and find succor using the Internet, according to a study.
Interactive online mental health resources, along with traditional counseling, can help improve the mental health of teenagers, a study conducted by Dr Suvena Sethi of the University of Sydney and his colleagues said.
The study, titled ‘Internet Self-Help for Depression’, which have been published in the Journal of Technology in Human Services, appraised the efficacy of online mental health resources, both static and interactive, including tools used to provide succor to people living in rural areas as well as youngsters afflicted with a mild-to-moderate depression.
It also focused on assessing these resources to demonstrate their efficacy both as standalone tools and used in conjunction with traditional therapy.
One of the team members Dr Andrew Campbell said the study showed that the best form of treating depression for adolescents is a combination of online self-help tools used in conjunction with offline counseling.
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Dr Campbell's study, which has been posted on the university's website, also revealed that rural adolescents find national depression information websites to only be partially useful. Participants reported a need for more community specific online programs. They also illustrated that psycho-education on depression and anxiety is not effective enough to engage them in help-seeking behaviour. The results indicated that rural adolescents want more dynamic and engaging media for education and self-help of depression and anxiety symptoms.
However, the study said the combined effectiveness of online mental health help tools accessed by teenagers with education websites or support groups had not been examined in combination with face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy.
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