A telephone- and text-message based telemedical care concept for patients with mental health disorders - Study protocol for a randomized, controlled study design

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van Den Berg, Neeltje ^a   Grabe, Hans Jörgen ^a   Freyberger, Harald J ^a   Hoffmann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOBILE PHONE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUICIDE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; GERMANY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CELLULAR PHONE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CRISIS INTERVENTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951582811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-30     Document Type: Article

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