Effect of mobile phone-based psychotherapy in suicide prevention: A randomized controlled trial in Sri Lanka

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 151-155

  Marasinghe, Rohana B ^a   Edirippulige, Sisira ^b   Kavanagh, David ^c   Smith, Anthony ^b   Jiffry, Mohamad T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859723286     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.SFT107     Document Type: Article

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