Effectiveness of internet-based self-help interventions for depression in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 604 - 13
• Main Authors: Ma, Qian, Shi, Yimin, Zhao, Wei, Zhang, Huixiang, Tan, Dongmei, Ji, Congcong, Liu, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Analysis; Bias; Care and treatment; Child & adolescent mental health; Child development; Child psychopathology; Clinical trials; Depression; Depression - therapy; Depressive Disorder - therapy; Diagnosis; Females; Handbooks; Humans; Internet; Internet-Based Intervention; Internet-based self-help; Intervention; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Meta-analysis; Patient outcomes; Patients; Primary health care; Psychotherapy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Self Care - methods; Self help; Self-care, Health; Statistical analysis; Systematic review; Teenagers; Therapists; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Young adults; China; Depression; Young adults; Internet-based self-help; Adolescents; Meta-analysis

To assess the effectiveness of Internet-based self-help interventions in treating depression in adolescents and young adults. A systematic search was conducted across six databases, including PubMed, to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that satisfied the specified inclusion and exclusion...