Impact of a mobile phone and web program on symptom and functional outcomes for people with mild-to-moderate depression, anxiety and stress: A randomised controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Proudfoot, Judith ^a   Clarke, Janine ^a   Birch, Mary Rose ^a   Whitton, Alexis E ^a   Parker, Gordon ^a   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^a   Harrison, Virginia ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Hadzi Pavlovic, Dusan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; eHealth; Intervention studies; Mobile health; Psychological stress; Public health; Work functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CELLULAR PHONE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887790730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-312     Document Type: Article

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