Self-monitoring using mobile phones in the early stages of adolescent depression: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kauer, Sylvia Deidre ^a,b   Reid, Sophie Caroline ^a   Crooke, Alexander Hew Dale ^a   Khor, Angela ^a   Hearps, Stephen John Charles ^a   Jorm, Anthony Francis ^c   Sanci, Lena ^b   Patton, George ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect; Consciousness; Depressive disorder; Early intervention; Mobile phone; Patient monitoring; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864263247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1858     Document Type: Conference Paper

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