Computer-based mental health assessments panaceas, pariahs, or partners in research and practice?

Computers in Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 215-220

  Finfgeld, Deborah L ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted; Diagnosis; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0033194594     PISSN: 07368593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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