Pilot randomised controlled trial of a remotely delivered online intervention for adolescent mental health problems in India: lessons learned about low acceptability and feasibility during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pilot randomised controlled trial of a remotely delivered online intervention for adolescent mental health problems in India: lessons learned about low acceptability and feasibility during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background ‘POD Adventures’ is a gamified problem-solving intervention delivered via smartphone app, and supported by non-specialist counsellors for a target population of secondary school students in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aims To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of undertak...

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Main Authors:	Pattie P. Gonsalves, Bhargav Bhat, Rhea Sharma, Abhijeet Jambhale, Bindiya Chodankar, Mamta Verma, Eleanor Hodgson, Helen A. Weiss, Baptiste Leurent, Kate Cavanagh, Christopher G. Fairburn, Pim Cuijpers, Daniel Michelson, Vikram Patel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:	BJPsych Open
Subjects:	Randomised controlled trial psychosocial interventions low- and middle-income countries information technologies anxiety disorders
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242200624X/type/journal_article

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