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Mobile Apps for Suicide Prevention: Review of Virtual Stores and Literature.

Isabel de la Torre DíezGema CastilloJon ArambarriMiguel López-CoronadoManuel Ángel Franco-Martín
Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2017)
The number of apps regarding suicide prevention is small, and there was little information available from literature searches, indicating that technology-based suicide prevention remains understudied. Many of the apps provided no interactive features. It is important to verify the accuracy of the results of different apps that are available on iOS and Android. The confidence generated by these apps can benefit end users, either by improving their health monitoring or simply to verify their body condition.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • healthcare
  • public health
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