Quality assessment of self-directed software and mobile applications for the treatment of mental illness

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 579-583

  Torous, John ^a   Powell, Adam ^b   Knable, Michael B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Sylvan C Herman Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 84991696558     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20160908-02     Document Type: Article

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