Internet-based psychoeducation for bipolar disorder: A qualitative analysis of feasibility, acceptability and impact

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Poole, Ria ^a   Simpson, Sharon A ^a   Smith, Daniel J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Feasibility; Internet; Patient education; Patient experiences; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MALE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED PSYCHOEDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866065428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-139     Document Type: Article

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