Opportunities and barriers in service delivery through mobile phones (mHealth) for Severe Mental Illnesses in Rajasthan, India: A multi-site study

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-35

  Jain, Nikhil ^a   Singh, Harful ^b   Koolwal, Ghanshyam Das ^c   Kumar, Sunil ^d   Gupta, Aditya ^c  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c DR S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Felt needs; India; MHealth; Service delivery; SMI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEMEDICINE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CELL PHONES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84929957723     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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