Use of short messaging services to assess depressive symptoms among refugees in South Africa: Implications for social services providing mental health care in resource-poor settings

Conclusion
Despite potential implementation barriers (network delay/phone theft), depression screening using SMS may be viable for refugee mental health services in low-resource settings.

Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tomita, A., Kandolo, K. M., Susser, E., Burns, J. K. Tags: RESEARCH/Original Article Source Type: research