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

Musiat P, Potterton R, Gordon G, Spencer L, Zeiler M, Waldherr K, Kuso S, Nitsch M, Adamcik T, Wagner G, Karwautz A, Ebert D, Dodd A, Dooley B, Harrison A, Whitt E, Haselgrove M, Sharpe H, Smith J, Tressler R, Troop N, Vinyard C, Goerlich D, Beecham J, Bonin E, Jacobi C, Schmidt U (2019)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Internet Interventions Elsevier

Book Volume: 16

Pages Range: 35-42

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.

Authors with CRIS profile

David Ebert Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Involved external institutions

King’s College London GB United Kingdom (GB) Medizinische Universität Wien AT Austria (AT) Ferdinand Porsche Fernfachhochschule AT Austria (AT) Northumbria University GB United Kingdom (GB) University College Dublin (UCD) IE Ireland (IE) University College London (UCL) GB United Kingdom (GB) University of Nottingham GB United Kingdom (GB) University of Edinburgh GB United Kingdom (GB) University Of Worcester GB United Kingdom (GB) Student Minds GB United Kingdom (GB) University of Hertfordshire GB United Kingdom (GB) Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster DE Germany (DE) The London School of Economics and Political Science GB United Kingdom (GB) Technische Universität Dresden DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Musiat, P., Potterton, R., Gordon, G., Spencer, L., Zeiler, M., Waldherr, K.,... Schmidt, U. (2019). Web-based indicated prevention of common mental disorders in university students in four European countries - Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 16, 35-42. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.02.004

MLA:

Musiat, Peter, et al. "Web-based indicated prevention of common mental disorders in university students in four European countries - Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial." Internet Interventions 16 (2019): 35-42.

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