The Economic Benefits of Mobile Apps for Mental Health and Telepsychiatry Services When Used by Adolescents

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 125-133

  Powell, Adam C ^a   Chen, Milton ^b   Thammachart, Chanida ^c  

^a Payer + Provider Syndicate   (United States)

^b VSee   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

mHealth; Mobile applications; Return on investment; Telemedicine; Telepsychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SMARTPHONE; TELEPSYCHIATRY; THERAPY EFFECT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84991239412     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.07.013     Document Type: Review

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