Mental Health in a Digital World
- 1st Edition - November 13, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Dan J. Stein, Naomi A Fineberg, Samuel R. Chamberlain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 2 0 1 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 2 0 2 - 7
Mental Health in a Digital World addresses mental health assessments and interventions using digital technology, including mobile phones, wearable devices and related techno… Read more
Purchase options
Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect
Request a sales quoteMental Health in a Digital World addresses mental health assessments and interventions using digital technology, including mobile phones, wearable devices and related technologies. Sections discuss mental health data collection and analysis for purposes of assessment and treatment, including the use of electronic medical records and information technologies to improve services and research, the use of digital technologies to enhance communication, psychoeducation, screening for mental disorders, the problematic use of the internet, including internet gambling and gaming, cybersex and cyberchondria, and internet interventions, ranging from online psychotherapy to mobile phone apps and virtual reality adjuncts to psychotherapy.
- Reviews research and applications of digital technology to mental health
- Includes digital technologies for assessment, intervention, communication and education
- Addresses data collection and analysis, service delivery and the therapeutic relationship
- Discusses the E-related disorders that complicate digital intervention
Researchers and clinicians in mental health, digital psychiatry and telemedicine
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1: Introduction
- Data collection and analysis
- Communication, psychoeducation, and screening
- Problematic Internet use
- Interventions
- Conclusion
- Section A: Digital Data Collection and Analysis
- 2: Information technology and electronic health record to improve behavioral health services
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Setting goals to achieve value and quality in practice and the role of technology
- Components and processes of systems used by clinicians
- AI and big data
- Clinician, team, system, and institutional/organizational competencies
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- 3: Big data and the goal of personalized health interventions
- Abstract
- Introduction/Overview
- What is big data?
- Where does big data come from?
- Data storage and preprocessing
- Data analysis
- Insights from genetics, neuroimaging, and eHealth
- Key challenges
- Looking to the future
- Conclusions
- References
- 4: Collecting data from Internet (and other platform) users for mental health research
- Abstract
- Introduction/overview
- A brief historical overview of the Internet’s use within psychology
- Are the use of Internet sampling procedures reliable and valid?
- Benefits to utilizing the Internet to answer research questions
- Risks/costs of Internet research
- How to go about collecting data from Internet users
- Tools to construct surveys and tasks online
- Conclusion
- References
- 5: Ecological momentary assessment and other digital technologies for capturing daily life in mental health
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Mental health revolution
- Precision medicine
- The importance of context
- Modern care practices
- The relevant time window
- Ecological validity
- Profiled vs iterative personalized medicine
- Digital health solutions
- Ecological momentary assessment
- Added value to cross-sectional methods
- Learning from group-level research
- Toward a paradigm shift in clinical practice
- Reliable assessment of subjective experiences
- Individual EMA use in clinical practice
- Case example
- Leveraging the full potential of technologies
- Digital phenotyping
- Unobtrusive mental health assessments
- Conclusion
- References
- 6: Social media big data analysis for mental health research
- Abstract
- Mental disorders
- Social media data
- Social media typology
- Data collection from social media users
- User verification and annotation
- Data collection from social media platforms
- Natural language processing (NLP)
- Machine learning
- Machine learning algorithms
- Deep learning
- Evaluating ML models
- Ethics surrounding profiling social media for mental health
- A framework for the use of social media for health intervention
- Ethical considerations and practices
- Identifying health conditions from social media behavior
- References
- Section B: Communication, psychoeducation, screening
- 7: Telepsychiatry and video-to-home (including security issues)
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effectiveness
- Patient satisfaction
- Provider satisfaction
- Regulatory and safety issues
- Licensure portability and reciprocity
- Security and privacy of patient information
- Patient safety during TMH encounters
- Global telemental health
- Future directions in global TMH
- Conclusion
- References
- 8: Social Media and Clinical Practice
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Background
- Clinical Use
- Concerns
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- 9: Websites and the validity of mental health care information
- Abstract
- Quality assessment methods
- Types of mental disorders
- Quality of mental disorder information on social media
- Longitudinal changes in website quality
- Summary
- Conclusion
- References
- 10: Digital phenotyping
- Abstract
- The importance of measurement
- The challenge of measurement in mental health
- Virtual care and electronic patient self-report
- Digital phenotyping of mental health
- Challenges faced by digital phenotyping
- Promise and future of digital measurement
- References
- 11: The digital therapeutic relationship: Retaining humanity in the digital age
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Human factor science and the design of person-centered e-interventions
- Conceptualizing e-interventions within a relationship-centered paradigm
- Toward a theoretical conceptualization of relationship-centered e-interventions
- Future directions for theory and research
- Conclusion
- References
- Section C: Problematic use of the Internet
- 12: Gambling disorder, gaming disorder, cybershopping, and other addictive/impulsive disorders online
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Phenomenology, comorbidity, and clinical assessment tools
- Psychobiology
- Treatment: Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy
- Discussion and concluding remarks
- References
- Further reading
- 13: Cyberchondria, cyberhoarding, and other compulsive online disorders
- Abstract
- Declaration statement
- Introduction
- Cyberchondria
- Cyberhoarding
- Other digital forms of OCRDs
- Conclusions
- References
- 14: Internet-use disorders: A theoretical framework for their conceptualization and diagnosis
- Abstract
- Disclosure statements
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Etiology
- Disordered smartphone use
- Conclusion
- References
- 15: Cybersex (including sex robots)
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Epidemiology, definitions, and phenomenology
- Diagnostic criteria
- Differential diagnoses
- Assessment and evaluation
- Psychobiology
- Pharmacotherapy
- Psychotherapy
- Conclusion
- References
- 16: Developmental aspects (including cyberbullying)
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Behavioral development
- Neurodevelopment
- Conclusions
- References
- Section D: Interventions
- 17: Internet-based psychotherapies
- Abstract
- Background
- Procedures
- A typical treatment case
- Research support
- Implementation and evidence in clinical settings
- Future and ongoing developments
- Conclusion
- References
- 18: Apps for mental health
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The potential of MH apps
- Functions of MH apps
- Key aspects of mobile apps evaluation
- Current app evaluation frameworks
- Conclusions and future directions
- References
- Further reading
- 19: Clinical interventions for technology-based problems
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Social perceptions of problems and interventions
- Types of intervention
- Primary preventions
- Secondary prevention
- Tertiary prevention
- Prevention and treatment evidence
- Government responses
- The role of industry and online content providers
- Future research directions
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- 20: Scaling up of mental health services in the digital age: The rise of technology and its application to low- and middle-income countries
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Technology for community outreach, raising awareness, and challenging stigma
- Technology for mental health in humanitarian settings
- Digital Interventions for youth mental health
- Technology for supporting clinical care and building capacity of frontline health workers
- Technology for severe mental disorders
- Ethical considerations
- Mental health during pandemics and the need for digital interventions
- Discussion and conclusion
- References
- 21: Addiction, autonomy, and the Internet: Some ethical considerations
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Distinguishing clinical and ethical debates
- The ethics of persuasive design
- The nature of the harm
- Ethical implications
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 13, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 526
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128222010
- eBook ISBN: 9780128222027
DS
Dan J. Stein
Professor Dan J. Stein is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Stein’s research areas include anxiety, trauma-, and stressor-related disorders. His work ranges from basic neuroscience, through clinical investigations and trials, and on to epidemiological and cross-cultural studies.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South AfricaNF
Naomi A Fineberg
Naomi Fineberg is Professor of Psychiatry at University of Hertfordshire and has a specific interest in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, as well as in the use of computer administered batteries to investigate compulsivity and impulsivity.
Affiliations and expertise
Naomi Fineberg is Professor of Psychiatry at University of HertfordshireSC
Samuel R. Chamberlain
Samuel Chamberlain is a Welcome Trust Clinical Fellow and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Cambridge University. He has a particular interest in impulsivity, and its manifestations in problematic internet use
Affiliations and expertise
Welcome Trust Clinical Fellow and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Cambridge University, UKRead Mental Health in a Digital World on ScienceDirect