Challenges and opportunities in internet-mediated telemental health

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Yuen, Erica K ^a,b   Goetter, Elizabeth M ^c   Herbert, James D ^c   Forman, Evan M ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance treatment; Internet; Remote treatment; Technology; Telemental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874500881     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025524     Document Type: Article

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