Electronic self-monitoring of mood using IT platforms in adult patients with bipolar disorder: A systematic review of the validity and evidence

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Faurholt Jepsen, Maria ^a   Munkholm, Klaus ^a   Frost, Mads ^b   Bardram, Jakob E ^c   Kessing, Lars Vedel ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depressive and manic symptoms; Electronic self monitored mood; Evidence; Systematic review; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; ELECTRONIC SELF-MONITORING TOOL; ELECTRONICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANIA; MOOD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE; AFFECT; MOBILE APPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AFFECT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84954115562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0713-0     Document Type: Article

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