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Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1283) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2771) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2746) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (403) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1006) Recruitment of Research Participants (280)

Published on in Vol 6, No 1 (2019): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11334, first published .
Adoption of Mobile Apps for Depression and Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Survey Study on Patient Interest and Barriers to Engagement

Adoption of Mobile Apps for Depression and Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Survey Study on Patient Interest and Barriers to Engagement

Adoption of Mobile Apps for Depression and Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Survey Study on Patient Interest and Barriers to Engagement

Authors of this article:

Jessica Lipschitz1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Christopher J Miller2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Timothy P Hogan4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Katherine E Burdick1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rachel Lippin-Foster3 Author Orcid Image ;   Steven R Simon3, 6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   James Burgess3 Author Orcid Image
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