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Published on in Vol 7, No 8 (2020): August

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/17204, first published .
The Therapeutic Alliance in Digital Mental Health Interventions for Serious Mental Illnesses: Narrative Review

The Therapeutic Alliance in Digital Mental Health Interventions for Serious Mental Illnesses: Narrative Review

The Therapeutic Alliance in Digital Mental Health Interventions for Serious Mental Illnesses: Narrative Review

Authors of this article:

Hailey Tremain1 Author Orcid Image ;   Carla McEnery2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kathryn Fletcher1 Author Orcid Image ;   Greg Murray1 Author Orcid Image
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