Intellicare: An eclectic, skills-based app suite for the treatment of depression and anxiety

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Mohr, David C ^a   Tomasino, Kathryn Noth ^a   Lattie, Emily G ^a   Palac, Hannah L ^a   Kwasny, Mary J ^a   Weingardt, Kenneth ^a   Karr, Chris J ^b   Kaiser, Susan M ^a   Rossom, Rebecca C ^c   Bardsley, Leland R ^a   Caccamo, Lauren ^a   Stiles Shields, Colleen ^a   Schueller, Stephen M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Audacious Software   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; EHealth; MHealth; Mobile health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CELL PHONES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85012893729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6645     Document Type: Article

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