South African university students' experiences of online group cognitive behavioural therapy: Implications for delivering digital mental health interventions to young people.

ABSTRACT: Mental disorders are common among university students. In the face of a large treatment gap, resource constraints and low uptake of traditional in-person psychotherapy services by students, there has been interest in the role that digital mental health solutions could play in meeting students' mental health needs. This study is a cross-sectional, qualitative inquiry into university students' experiences of an online group cognitive behavioural therapy (GCBT) intervention. A total of 125 respondents who had participated in an online GCBT intervention completed a qualitative questionnaire, and 12 participated in in-depth interviews. The findings provide insights into how the context in which the intervention took place, students' need for and expectations about the intervention; and the onli

SUBMITTER: Hunt X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579664 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature