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Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3343) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1072) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1384)

Published on in Vol 21, No 5 (2019): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11349, first published .
Reducing Stress and Preventing Depression (RESPOND): Randomized Controlled Trial of Web-Based Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for High-Ruminating University Students

Reducing Stress and Preventing Depression (RESPOND): Randomized Controlled Trial of Web-Based Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for High-Ruminating University Students

Reducing Stress and Preventing Depression (RESPOND): Randomized Controlled Trial of Web-Based Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for High-Ruminating University Students

Authors of this article:

Lorna Cook1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mohammod Mostazir2 Author Orcid Image ;   Edward Watkins1 Author Orcid Image
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