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Internet Interv. 2018 Mar 15;16:35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.02.004. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Web-based indicated prevention of common mental disorders in university students in four European countries - Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Internet interventions

Peter Musiat, Rachel Potterton, Gemma Gordon, Lucy Spencer, Michael Zeiler, Karin Waldherr, Stefanie Kuso, Martina Nitsch, Tanja Adamcik, Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz, David Daniel Ebert, Alyson Dodd, Barbara Dooley, Amy Harrison, Emma Whitt, Mark Haselgrove, Helen Sharpe, Jo Smith, Rosie Tressler, Nicholas Troop, Chantal Vinyard, Dennis Görlich, Jenny Beecham, Eva Bonin, Corinna Jacobi, Ulrike Schmidt

Affiliations

  1. King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Section of Eating Disorders, PO59, 16 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom.
  2. Medical University of Vienna, Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Unit, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
  3. Ferdinand-Porsche Distance Learning University for Applied Sciences, Wr. Neustadt, Austria.
  4. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Nägelsbachstr, 25a, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
  5. Northumbria University, Department of Psychology, Northumberland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, United Kingdom.
  6. University College Dublin, School of Psychology, Belfield Dublin 4, United Kingdom.
  7. University College London, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom.
  8. University of Nottingham, School of Psychology, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
  9. University of Edinburgh, School of Health in Social Science, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, United Kingdom.
  10. University of Worcester, Institute of Health and Society, St. John's, Worcester WR2 6AJ, United Kingdom.
  11. Student Minds, 16-17 Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DH, United Kingdom.
  12. University of Hertfordshire, Department of Psychology, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, United Kingdom.
  13. Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, Schmedingtraße 56, Münster, Germany.
  14. London School of Economics and Political Science, Personal Social Services Research Unit, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK.
  15. Technische Universität Dresden, Institute für Klinische Psychologies und Psychotherapie, Chemnitzer Str. 46, D-01187 Dresden, Germany.

PMID: 30775263 PMCID: PMC6364328 DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2018.02.004

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mental disorders and their symptoms are highly prevalent in the university student population, and the transition from secondary to tertiary education is associated with a rise in mental health problems. Existing web-based interventions for the prevention of common mental disorders in student populations often focus on just one disorder and have not been designed specifically for students. There is thus a need for transdiagnostic, student-specific preventative interventions that can be widely disseminated. This two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a web-based transdiagnostic mental health problem prevention programme (PLUS) across several universities in four countries.

METHOD: Students (

CONCLUSIONS: This study will contribute to understanding the role of transdiagnostic indicated web-based interventions for the prevention of common mental disorders in university students. It will also be one of the first studies to investigate the cost-effectiveness of such interventions.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: This trial was registered in the ISRCTN register (ISRCTN15570935) on 12th February 2016.

Keywords: Anxiety; CBT; Depression; Internet; Mental health; Prevention; Students

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