E-health interventions for depression, anxiety disorder, dementia, and other disorders in older adults: A review

Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-385

  Preschl, Barbara ^a   Wagner, Birgit ^b   Forstmeier, Simon ^a   Maercker, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety Disorder; Dementia; Depression; E health; Older Adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; E-HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; GAME; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80054815224     PISSN: 17849934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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