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Special Issue on Computing and Mental Health (2018) (33) Quality Evaluation and Descriptive Analysis/Reviews of Multiple Existing Mobile Apps (363) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1290) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (403)

Published on in Vol 20, No 6 (2018): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10120, first published .
User Experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Apps for Depression: An Analysis of App Functionality and User Reviews

User Experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Apps for Depression: An Analysis of App Functionality and User Reviews

User Experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Apps for Depression: An Analysis of App Functionality and User Reviews

Authors of this article:

Katarzyna Stawarz1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chris Preist1 Author Orcid Image ;   Debbie Tallon2 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicola Wiles2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   David Coyle4 Author Orcid Image
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