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Mobile Health in Psychiatry (747) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (5962) Mobile Health (mhealth) (5312) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (2523) Psychotic Disorders (296) Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics (163) Violence including Domestic Violence/Abuse (205)

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Combining mHealth Technology and Pharmacotherapy to Improve Mental Health Outcomes and Reduce Human Rights Abuses in West Africa: Intervention Field Trial

Combining mHealth Technology and Pharmacotherapy to Improve Mental Health Outcomes and Reduce Human Rights Abuses in West Africa: Intervention Field Trial

Authors of this article:

Dror Ben-Zeev1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Larsen1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Dzifa A Attah3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kwadwo Obeng4 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexa Beaulieu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Seth M Asafo3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonathan Kuma Gavi3 Author Orcid Image ;   Arya Kadakia1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emmanuel Quame Sottie3 Author Orcid Image ;   Sammy Ohene3 Author Orcid Image ;   Lola Kola5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Kevin Hallgren1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jaime Snyder1, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Pamela Y Collins8 Author Orcid Image ;   Angela Ofori-Atta3 Author Orcid Image ;   M-Healer Research Team3
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