Australian Psychologists Experiences with Digital Mental Health: a Qualitative Investigation

Overview

Journal J Technol Behav Sci

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2022 Aug 22

PMID 35991293

Authors

Stephanie Scott

Vikki Knott

Amy L Finlay-Jones

Vincent O Mancini

Affiliations

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41347-022-00271-5.

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