Navigating the challenges of digital health innovation: Considerations and solutions in developing online and smartphone-application-based interventions for mental health disorders

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 65-69

  Hill, Claire ^a   Martin, Jennifer L ^b   Thomson, Simon ^c   Scott Ram, Nick ^d   Penfold, Hugh ^d   Creswell, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c St Mark's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d Oxford Academic Health Science Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATENT; SMARTPHONE; TELEHEALTH; UNIVERSITY; COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85026828346     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180372     Document Type: Article

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