Examining the initial usability, acceptability and feasibility of a digital mental health intervention for college students in India

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Published in final edited form as: Int J Psychol. 2019 Dec 22;55(4):657–673. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12640

So after using this program, would you recommend this to someone who has mental health issues?

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P2: Definitely. As I said, people may not be comfortable going straight to the counsellor. So when we recommend like go and check out this website it would be a great help. They are more likely to listen to the advice. Like if we tell them to meet some person they would hesitate a lot but if we tell them about an online website or something, where they can share their problems anonymously, they are much more likely to go and check that website out. I: Right, I really like that. It sounds like you are saying they may not initially like to go, but if they go through the website, they’ll learn a little bit about what they are going through and it will make it easier for them to go to the counsellor. P2: Yeah, most of us are not open about our mental problems and there is a stigma attached to it like, so the website and the content is a great way to take out that stigma and tell them that it is okay to have mental problems and it is okay to talk about it.	Feasibility—program delivery—positive Other—stigma of mental health Acceptability—helpfulness—positive

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P2: Definitely. As I said, people may not be comfortable going straight to the counsellor. So when we recommend like go and check out this website it would be a great help. They are more likely to listen to the advice. Like if we tell them to meet some person they would hesitate a lot but if we tell them about an online website or something, where they can share their problems anonymously, they are much more likely to go and check that website out.
I: Right, I really like that. It sounds like you are saying they may not initially like to go, but if they go through the website, they’ll learn a little bit about what they are going through and it will make it easier for them to go to the counsellor.
P2: Yeah, most of us are not open about our mental problems and there is a stigma attached to it like, so the website and the content is a great way to take out that stigma and tell them that it is okay to have mental problems and it is okay to talk about it.