%0 Conference Paper %1 Coyle:2011:EEC:1978942.1979378 %A Coyle, David %A McGlade, Nicola %A Doherty, Gavin %A O'Reilly, Gary %B Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems %C New York, NY, USA %D 2011 %I ACM %K ACM %P 2937--2946 %R 10.1145/1978942.1979378 %T Exploratory Evaluations of a Computer Game Supporting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents %U http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1978942.1979378 %X The need to provide effective mental health treatments for adolescents has been described as a global public health challenge 27. In this paper we discuss the exploratory evaluations of the first adolescent intervention to fully integrate a computer game implementing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Three distinct studies are presented: a detailed evaluation in which therapists independent of the design team used the game with 6 adolescents experiencing clinical anxiety disorders; a study in which a member of the design team used the game with 15 adolescents; and finally a study assessing the acceptability of the game and intervention with 216 practicing therapists. Findings are presented within the context of a framework for the design and evaluation of complex health interventions. The paper provides an in-depth insight into the use of therapeutic games to support adolescent interventions and provides stronger evidence than previously available for both their effectiveness and acceptability to stakeholders. %@ 978-1-4503-0228-9

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