The effectiveness of telemental health applications: A review

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 769-778

  Hailey, David ^a,c   Roine, Risto ^b   Ohinmaa, Arto ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Outcome assessment; Psychiatry; Study quality; Systematic review; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMENTAL HEALTH; TELEPHONE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 56449097937     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805301109     Document Type: Review

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