The reviews are in: A qualitative content analysis of consumer perspectives on apps for bipolar disorder

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Nicholas, Jennifer ^a   Fogarty, Andrea S ^a   Boydell, Katherine ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Mobile applications; Qualitative research; Smartphone; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE APPLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMARTPHONE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85018762847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7273     Document Type: Review

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