title: Is e-mail communication a feasible method to interview young people with mental health problems?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  E-mail interviewing-not to be confused with "online surveying"-shows promise for researchers working with adolescent mental health populations as a data collection method.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore potential advantages, constraints, and applications of e-mail interviewing as a research method for staff working with adolescent mental health populations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At face value, there appear to be several advantages to e-mail interviewing with young populations and further exploration of this method is warranted.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia. m.cleary@uws.edu.au
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D034742:Electronic Mail; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology