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. 2020 Apr 27;7(4):e19547.
doi: 10.2196/19547.

Comment on "Digital Mental Health and COVID-19: Using Technology Today to Accelerate the Curve on Access and Quality Tomorrow": A UK Perspective

Pauline Whelan #  1   2 , Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell  1 , Jenni Jardine  2 , John Sainsbury  3
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Comment on "Digital Mental Health and COVID-19: Using Technology Today to Accelerate the Curve on Access and Quality Tomorrow": A UK Perspective

Pauline Whelan et al. JMIR Ment Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; digital mental health; digital psychiatry; learning health system; mhealth; mobile apps.

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Conflicts of Interest: PW and CS-P are directors of Affigo CIC, a digital mental health community interest company.

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  • JMIR Ment Health. 7:e18848.

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