To use or not' Evaluating ASPECTS of smartphone apps and mobile technology for clinical care in psychiatry

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2016, Pages e734-e738

  Torous, John B ^a,b,d   Chan, Steven R ^c   Yellowlees, Peter M ^c   Boland, Robert ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOEDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EVALUATION STUDY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOFTWARE;

CONFIDENTIALITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PSYCHIATRY; SMARTPHONE; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84976401906     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.15com10619     Document Type: Review

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