Therapeutic applications of the mobile phone

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-325

  Preziosa, Alessandra ^a   Grassi, Alessandra ^b   Gaggioli, Andrea ^a,b   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; Counselling; Mobile phone; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449495369     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880902957031     Document Type: Article

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