Table 2.
Reported structure and delivery characteristics of Internet-based psychological therapies for adolescent MDD.
| Program (country) |
Participants | Program details | ||||||
| Target age (years) |
Testing contexta |
Parent involvement |
Time commitment | Contact | Adapted from | |||
| Before program |
During program |
|||||||
| Blues Blaster (USA) [24] | 11-15 | P | No | Total: 60-90 minutes over 1 wk 6 modules (10-15 minutes per module); 1 module/day |
None | None | Face-to-face Coping With Depression | |
| CATCH-IT (USA) [21,25-32] | 14-21 | P | Yes | Total: 660-840 minutes over 7-8 wks 11-14 modules (60 minutes per module); 1-2 modules/wk |
In-personb | Phone | ||
| Chilled Plus (AUS) [33,34] | 12-17 | T | Yes | Total: 600 minutes over 8 weeks 8 modules (60 minute per module + 30 minute phone calls); 1 module/wk |
In-person | Face-to-face Chilled | ||
| Cope2thrive (USA) [35,36] | 13-18 | P, T | No | Total: 350 minutes over 7 weeks 7 sessions (50 minutes per session); 1 session/wk |
None | Email/ Phone | Face-to-face COPE group | |
| CURB (USA) [37] | 13-17 | P | Yes | Total: 660-840 minutes over 7-8 weeks 11-14 modules (60 minutes per module); 1-2 modules/wk |
In-person | Phone | CATCH-IT | |
| DEAL (AUS) [38-41] | 18-25 | T | No | Total: 240 minutes over 4 wks 4 sessions (60 minutes per session) |
None | Computerized SHADE | ||
| DWD (CAN) [42,43] | 13-18 | P, T | No | Total: unspecified 8 sections |
None | None | Manualized DWD | |
| Feeling Better (CAN) [44,45] | 16-30 | T | No | Total: 120-200 minutes over 6-10 wks | None | Email/ Phone | Telehealth Family Help | |
| iRFCBT (UK) [46] | 15-22 | P | No | Total: 360 minutes over 6-12 wks 6 modules (60 minutes per module); 1 module/1-2 wks |
None | Internet MindReSolve | ||
| iTreAD (AUS) [47] | 18-30 | T | No | Total: minimum 240 minutes + social networking over 12 months 4 sessions (60 minutes per module) |
None | Email/ Online chat | Includes DEAL as component | |
| Master Your Mood (NZ) [48-52] | 16-25 | T | No | Total: 720 minutes over 8 wks 8 modules (90 minutes per modules); 1 module/wk |
None | Online chat | Face-to face group Grip op je dip | |
| MAYA (Chile) [53-55] | 12-18 | T | No | Total: <20 minutes over <1 wk 1 session |
None | None | ||
| Mood Mechanic Course (AUS) [56,57] | 18-25 | T | No | Total: 1924 minutes over 8 wks 5 lessons |
None | Email/ phone/ text | Internet UniWellbeing | |
| MoodGym (AUS) [58-68] | 12-17 | P, T | No | Total: 150-300 minutes over 2-3 wks 5 modules (30-60 minutes per module); 1-2 modules/wk |
Nonec | None | ||
| MoodHelper (USA) [69] | 18-24 | T | No | Total: unspecified 4 sessions |
None | None | Internet for adults ODIN | |
| OIPE (USA) [70] | 12-17 | T | No | Total: unspecified number of minutes over 12 wks 8 modules |
In-person | Text | ||
| Rebound (AUS) [71,72] | 15-24 | RP | No | Total: unspecified number of minutes over 12 wks User can select from 56 sessions (20 minutes per session) |
None | Social network moderation | Internet Horysons for youth psychosis | |
| SPARX (AUS) [73-79] | 13-18 | P, T | No | Total: 210 minutes 7 modules (30 minutes per module) |
Noned | Phone | CD-ROM SPARX | |
| Thiswayup (AUS) [80,81] | 12-16 | P | No | Total: 228-263 minutes over 7 wks 7 modules (per module: 15-20 minutes online + 17.5 minute discussion); 1 module/wk |
In-person | In-person | Face-to-face CLIMATE Schools | |
aTesting context refers to the type of population who received the therapy: P=prevention (ie, recruited participants with subthreshold depression), T=treatment (ie, inclusion criteria stipulated that participant meet threshold for depressive symptomology, risk, or diagnosis), RP=relapse prevention (ie, required participant have had a previous depressive episode)
bContact with primary care provider was either motivational interview or brief advice.
cMoodGym was tested in different implementation contexts; some included no in-person contact and some with in-person contact.
dSPARX was tested in different implementation contexts; some included no in-person contact and some with in-person contact.