Internet-based psychological interventions for bipolar disorder: Review of the present and insights into the future

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  Hidalgo Mazzei, Diego ^a   Mateu, Ainoa ^a   Reinares, María ^a   Matic, Aleksandar ^b   Vieta, Eduard ^a   Colom, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b TELEFONICA RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Internet; Mobile technologies; Psychological interventions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84940652266     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.005     Document Type: Review

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