State of the e-mental health field in Australia: Where are we now?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-120

  Christensen, Helen ^a   Petrie, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

computer assisted methods; E health applications; Internet; mental disorders therapy; mental health services trends; telemedicine; therapy

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PANIC; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STRESS; WEB INTERVENTION;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84873647711     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412471439     Document Type: Review

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