A Review of Telepsychology and Mental Health Mobile Apps in Advanced Countries: Opportunities for Ghana’s Mental Health Care
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عنوان ژورنال: Scholarly Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2641-1768
DOI: 10.32474/sjpbs.2020.04.000184