Development of Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Thai-Depressed Adolescents

Phase I: To develop and pilot test an online mindfulness-based intervention. * 10 depressed adolescents for in-depth interviews and 10 stakeholders (2 teachers, 3 school health providers/nurses, 2 mental health and psychiatric instructors, and 3 parents of adolescents) for focus groups to develop and customize the online MBI to adolescents. * 20 depressed adolescents, randomized to two groups (10 each), to pilot test the study for phase II. Phase II: To evaluate the effects of the online MBI on depressive symptoms, mindfulness, grade, and well-being among depressed Thai adolescents. * Quantitative sample: 182 Thai-adolescents with depression randomized to two groups (91 each), to test the effectiveness and efficacy of the online MBI. * Qualitative sample: 20 Thai adolescents with depression for in-depth interview and focus group to get the adolescents' perceptions of the effectiveness of the online MBI.