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ArticleInternet interventions2025

Dropout and completion in iCBT for university students: Insights from a thematic analysis.

Jurrijn A Koelen, Lisa de Koning, Matilda K Nottage, Anke M Klein, Claudia M van der Heijde, Peter Vonk, Reinout W Wiers

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Article in Internet interventions, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jurrijn A KoelenAddiction, Development, and Psychopathology Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129, 1001NK Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Lisa de KoningAddiction, Development, and Psychopathology Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129, 1001NK Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Matilda K NottageAddiction, Development, and Psychopathology Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129, 1001NK Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Anke M KleinAddiction, Development, and Psychopathology Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129, 1001NK Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Claudia M van der HeijdeDepartment of Research, Development and Prevention, Student Health Service, University of Amsterdam, Oude Turfmarkt 151, 1012 GC Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Peter VonkDepartment of Research, Development and Prevention, Student Health Service, University of Amsterdam, Oude Turfmarkt 151, 1012 GC Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Reinout W WiersAddiction, Development, and Psychopathology Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129, 1001NK Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Online cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) is a promising treatment for depression and anxiety among university students but faces high dropout rates. Understanding the reasons behind dropout or completion can help improve the implementation of iCBT in educational settings. Semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with 32 students who dropped out early (

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AdherenceAnxietyDepressionDropoutInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapyUniversity students

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PMID40491473
PMCPMC12148420

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