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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (289) Robots in Healthcare (122) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (141) Dementia and Cognitive Decline (696) Innovations in Mental Health Systems (484) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2111) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (637) Users' and Patients' Needs for Mental Health Services (502) Methods and New Tools in Mental Health Research (558) Psychiatry (95)

Published on in Vol 9, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/36094, first published .
Social Robot Interventions in Mental Health Care and Their Outcomes, Barriers, and Facilitators: Scoping Review

Social Robot Interventions in Mental Health Care and Their Outcomes, Barriers, and Facilitators: Scoping Review

Social Robot Interventions in Mental Health Care and Their Outcomes, Barriers, and Facilitators: Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Imane Guemghar1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Paula Pires de Oliveira Padilha1 Author Orcid Image ;   Amal Abdel-Baki1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Didier Jutras-Aswad1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jesseca Paquette1 Author Orcid Image ;   Marie-Pascale Pomey1, 2, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image
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