Qualitative feedback from a text messaging intervention for depression: Benefits, drawbacks, and cultural differences

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Aguilera, Adrian ^a,b   Berridge, Clara ^c  

^a University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Culture; Depression; Digital health; Disparities; Mental health; Mobile health; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922587283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.3660     Document Type: Article

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