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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (207) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (337) Support for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health/Substance Use Issues (31)

Published on in Vol 8, No 4 (2021): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25847, first published .
Evidence on Digital Mental Health Interventions for Adolescents and Young People: Systematic Overview

Evidence on Digital Mental Health Interventions for Adolescents and Young People: Systematic Overview

Evidence on Digital Mental Health Interventions for Adolescents and Young People: Systematic Overview

Authors of this article:

Susanna Lehtimaki 1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jana Martic 1 Author Orcid Image ;   Brian Wahl 1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Katherine T Foster 3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Nina Schwalbe 1, 5, 6 Author Orcid Image
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