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Aunty Dee is a systematic approach to decision making that is based on Structured Problem Solving. Structured Problem Solving is a strategy based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and has been shown to reduce depression symptoms in both adults and young people. [1, 2, 3] E-resources online based on CBT have also shown to work well with helping young people cope. [4, 5, 6]
Aunty Dee does not generate automated solutions. All generated content is entered by you.
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1 - New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG). Identification of common mental disorders and management of depression in primary care. Wellington: NZGG 2008.
2 - Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee. Improving the transition. Reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence. Auckland, NZ, 2011
3 - Pierce D. Problem solving therapy - use and effectiveness in general practice. Aust Fam Physician 2012;41:676–9.
4 - National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH). E-therapies systematic review for children and young people with mental health problems. London: NCCMH 2014
5 - Pennant ME, Loucas CE, Whittington C, et al. Computerised therapies for anxiety and depression in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Behav Res Ther 2015;67:1–18
6 - Merry SN, Stasiak K, Shepherd M, et al. The effectiveness of SPARX, a computerised self-help intervention for adolescents seeking help for depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ 2012;344:e2598.