Young men, mental health, and technology: Implications for service design and delivery in the digital age

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Ellis, Louise A ^a   Collin, Philippa ^b,c   Davenport, Tracey A ^a   Hurley, Patrick J ^a,d   Burns, Jane M ^c,e   Hickie, Ian B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Young and Well Cooporative Research Centre   (Australia)

^d Inspire Foundation   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital age; Games; Internet use; Mental health; Service design and delivery; Technology; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MOBILE PHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872447466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2291     Document Type: Article

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