Phone-based interventions in adolescent psychiatry: A perspective and proof of concept pilot study with a focus on depression and autism

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Chen, Robert Yuzen ^a   Feltes, Jordan Robert ^b   Tzeng, William Shun ^a   Lu, Zoe Yunzhu ^a   Pan, Michael ^b   Zhao, Nan ^b   Talkin, Rebecca ^b   Javaherian, Kavon ^a   Glowinski, Anne ^a   Ross, Will ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Child; Depression; Mental health; Mobile applications; Telemedicine; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052399750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.7245     Document Type: Review

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