TY - JOUR T1 - The online treatment tool, ‘Mood Mechanic’, is a viable option for the treatment of anxiety and depression in young adults who do not undertake face-to-face treatment JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 100 LP - 100 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103175 VL - 23 IS - 4 AU - Gillian Colville Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/4/100.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Staples LG, Dear BF, Johnson B, et al. Internet-delivered treatment for young adults with anxiety and depression: evaluation in routine clinical care and comparison with research trial outcomes. J Affect Disord 2019;256:103–9.For those who completed the course, ‘Mood Mechanic’ was associated with significant improvements in anxiety and depression symptoms and may be a useful option for use with groups of young adults who are reluctant or unable to enrol for face-to-face treatmentMore research is needed on how best to retain patients in online treatment in real-life clinical settingsThe prevalence of anxiety and depression in young adults is high1 but as a group they are less likely than older people to make use … ER -