Text messaging for psychiatric outpatients: Effect on help-seeking and self-harming behaviors

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 31-37

  Kodama, Toyohiko ^a,i   Syouji, Hiroko ^c   Takaki, Sachiko ^d   Fujimoto, Hirokazu ^b   Ishikawa, Shinichi ^e   Fukutake, Masaaki ^f   Taira, Masaru ^g,h   Hashimoto, Takeshi ^a  

^a Department of Rehabilitation Science ^*  (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kouai Hospital   (Japan)

^d Komazawa Renal Clinic   (Japan)

^e NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Kofu Hospital of Hyogo Prefecture   (Japan)

^h KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

ⁱ MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTPATIENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRY; REMINDER SYSTEM; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRY; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84962776308     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20160121-01     Document Type: Article

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