Internet-based mental health programs: A powerful tool in the rural medical kit

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-87

  Griffiths, Kathleen M ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community health program and strategy; Depression; Healthprogram evaluation; Rural mental health; Telehealth telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANXIETY; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF HELP; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THOUGHT DISORDER;

AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34247155830     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00859.x     Document Type: Review

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