Emerging mHealth and eHealth interventions for serious mental illness: A review of the literature

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 321-332

  Naslund, John A ^a   Marsch, Lisa A ^b,c   McHugo, Gregory J ^b,c   Bartels, Stephen J ^a,c,d  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth ^*  (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

eHealth; mental health; mHealth; mobile health; remote technology; serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILE HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCOPUS; SELF CARE; SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; WEB OF SCIENCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84945437430     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1019054     Document Type: Review

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