mhealth in the wild: Using novel data to examine the reach, use, and impact of PTSD coach

JMIR Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Owen, Jason E ^a   Jaworski, Beth K ^a   Kuhn, Eric ^a   Makin Byrd, Kerry N ^a   Ramsey, Kelly M ^a   Hoffman, Julia E ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental heatlh; MHealth; Mobile app; PTSD; Public health; Self management; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975282279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23687959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mental.3935     Document Type: Article

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