Feasibility of "copesmart": A telemental health app for adolescents

JMIR Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Kenny, Rachel ^a   Dooley, Barbara ^a   Fitzgerald, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotional self monitoring; Feasibility; Mobile apps; Positive mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962077420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23687959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mental.4370     Document Type: Article

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