E-mental health: A rapid review of the literature

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-32

  Lal, Shalini ^a,b   Adair, Carol E ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSUMER; DEPRESSION; E MENTAL HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT MONITORING; PEER REVIEW; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84892402267     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300009     Document Type: Review

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