Digital technology use among individuals with schizophrenia: Results of an online survey

JMIR Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Gay, Katrina ^a   Torous, John ^b   Joseph, Adam ^c   Pandya, Anand ^d   Duckworth, Ken ^a,b  

^a The National Alliance on Mental Illness   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Fulbright Nehru Scholar   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Coping; Internet; Recovery; Schizophrenia; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996895554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23687959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mental.5379     Document Type: Article

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