Momentary assessment technology as a tool to help patients with depression help themselves

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 262-272

  Wichers, M ^a   Simons, C J P ^a,b   Kramer, I M A ^a,b   Hartmann, J A ^a,b   Lothmann, C ^a   Myin Germeys, I ^a   van Bemmel, A L ^b   Peeters, F ^a   Delespaul, Ph ^a   van Os, J ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GGzE Foundation for Mental Health Care Eindhoven en de Kempen   (Netherlands)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Depression; Diagnosis; Insight; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONICS; EMOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF HELP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 80052786173     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01749.x     Document Type: Article

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