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ArticleAustralasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists2023

Enhancing an online cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for depression: Harnessing the feedback of sexual and gender minority youth to help improve SPARX.

Mathijs Fg Lucassen, Karolina Stasiak, Theresa Fleming, Matthew Shepherd, Sally N Merry

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Article in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mathijs Fg LucassenDepartment of Health and Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK; Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-6958-3468
Karolina StasiakDepartment of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Theresa FlemingSchool of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand; Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Matthew ShepherdSchool of Psychology, Massey University - Albany Campus, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sally N MerryDepartment of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Abstract

objectiveSPARX is an online cognitive behavioural therapy self-help intervention for adolescent depression provided in serious game format. Since 2014, it has been freely available in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) due to funding from the NZ government. In 2020/21, feedback from sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) was used to refine and update SPARX.

methodThree online focus groups and follow-up email consultations involved 12 SGMY (16 to 25 years old) in NZ. A general inductive approach was used to analyse data.

resultsSGMY had specific needs as well as preferences and four themes were identified: attend to our contextual realities; portrayals of sexual and gender minority people in games; envisaged ideals for serious gaming and appraisals of SPARX. SGMY feedback was used to improve SPARX for this unique population, with the updates launched in October 2021.

conclusionsSGMY are underserved in terms of their mental health needs. Refining or tailoring existing interventions proffers a potential way forward in terms of addressing these needs.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapySexual and Gender MinoritiesAdolescentAdultDepressionFeedbackGender IdentityHumansSexual BehaviorYoung Adultbisexualdepressiongaylesbiantransgender

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