SynthesisPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2023
Effectiveness of Online Interventions for the Universal and Selective Prevention of Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescent depression: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions with Digital Tools for Mental Health Promotion among 11-18 Year Olds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Pooled it
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- Prevention and treatment of social anxiety disorder in adolescents: mixed method randomised controlled trial of the guided online intervention SOPHIE.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- A pilot randomized trial comparing face-to-face and internet-based unified transdiagnostic treatment for adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders in Iran.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Evolution of Primary Research Studies in Digital Interventions for Mental Well-Being Promotion from 2004 to 2023: A Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on the Web of Science.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Universal school-based e-health interventions for wellbeing, anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Digital healthArticle
- Primary care-based screening and recruitment for an adolescent depression prevention trial: Contextual considerations during a youth mental health crisis.Implementation research and practiceArticle
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Abstract
With the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic as a threat to mental health, the demand for online interventions that can replace face-to-face approaches for the prevention of mental health problems is increasing. Although several previous reviews on online interventions have targeted adolescents with symptoms of or those diagnosed with mental illness, there is still a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of online preventive interventions for general and at-risk adolescents. Therefore, this review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of online interventions on the prevention of an increase in the scores of stress, anxiety, and depression in general and at-risk adolescents. A search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library CENTRAL. Altogether, 19 studies were included, and 16 studies were used for the meta-analysis. Our results showed that cognitive behavioral therapy and family-based interventions were most commonly used. Twelve and seven studies conducted universal and selective preventive interventions, respectively. The meta-analysis showed that online interventions significantly prevent an increase in depression score but not in stress and anxiety scores. Evidence regarding the prevention of increases in stress and anxiety scores is limited, suggesting the need for further randomized controlled trials on online interventions for stress and anxiety in adolescents.
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