Exploring Mental Health Professionals' Perspectives of Text-Based Online Counseling Effectiveness With Young People: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Population-based studies show that the risk of mental ill health is highest among young people aged 10 to 24 years, who are also the least likely to seek professional treatment because of a number of barriers. Electronic mental (e-mental) health services have been advocated as a method for decreasing these barriers for young people, among which text-based online counseling (TBOC) is a primary intervention used at many youth-oriented services. Although TBOC has shown promising results, its outcome variance is greater in comparison with other electronic interventions and adult user groups. OBJECTIVE:This pilot study aimed to explore and confirm e-mental health professional's perspectives about various domains and themes related to young service users' (YSUs) motivations for access

SUBMITTER: Navarro P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7016626 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature