Addressing mental health epidemic among university students via web-based, self-screening, and referral system: A preliminary study

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Kim, Eung Hun ^a   Coumar, Anil ^b   Lober, William B ^b   Kim, Yongmin ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Internet; mental health; referral; screening; university; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL USE; COLLEGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE; REFERRAL; SECURE COMMUNICATIONS; SYSTEM USE; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; WEB-BASED SYSTEM;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH; INTERNET; TEACHING; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

STUDENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79952481243     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2011.2107561     Document Type: Article

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