The promise of digital mood tracking technologies: Are we heading on the right track?

Evidence-Based Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 102-107

  Malhi, Gin S ^a,b,c   Hamilton, Amber ^a,b,c   Morris, Grace ^a,b,c   Mannie, Zola ^a,b,c   Das, Pritha ^a,b,c   Outhred, Tim ^a,b,c  

^a St George Hospital and Community Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEVICES; HUMAN; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOOD DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOOD DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85032304757     PISSN: 13620347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2017-102757     Document Type: Review

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