MHealth for mental health: Integrating smartphone technology in behavioral healthcare

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 505-512

  Luxton, David D ^a   McCann, Russell A ^a   Bush, Nigel E ^a   Mishkind, Matthew C ^a   Reger, Greg M ^a  

^a National Center for Telehealth and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apps; MHealth; Mobile device; Smartphone; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755169587     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024485     Document Type: Article

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