Enhancing behavioral health treatment and crisis management through mobile ecological momentary assessment and SMS messaging

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 294-308

  Smith, Brad ^a   Harms, William D ^b   Burres, Stephanie ^c   Korda, Holly ^d   Rosen, Howard ^e   Davis, Jamie ^f  

^a ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Life: WIRE Group   (United States)

^c ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Life: WIRE Group   (Canada)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; mHealth; pilot study; SMS messaging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TEXT MESSAGING; VETERANS;

EID: 84871662916     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458212445349     Document Type: Article

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