Textmania: Text messaging during the manic phase of bipolar I disorder

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 519-522

  Emeagwali, Nkiruka Anwulika ^a   Bailey, Rahn K ^a   Azim, Fatima ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar I; Cell phone; Depression; Mania; Mental health; Psychiatry; Sexting; Text messaging; Texting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOBILE PHONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84860453718     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0062     Document Type: Article

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