Internet-based mental health services in Norway and Sweden: Characteristics and consequences

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-153

  Andersen, Anders Johan W ^a   Svensson, Tommy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

E mail; Governmentality; Internet based services; Mental health; Voluntary organisations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NORWAY; SWEDEN; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879696318     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-011-0388-2     Document Type: Article

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