Interconnected or disconnected? Promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorder in the digital age

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 205-207

  Hayes, Joseph F ^a,b   Maughan, Daniel L ^c,d   Grant Peterkin, Hugh ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIETY; TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; TRENDS;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84960338849     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.161067     Document Type: Review

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