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How to overcome mental health 2011
Telemedicine is one of the forces shaping the way we do health in the near future, but not all specialties or areas of medicine will be subject to the same form to the disruptive capacity of the Internet. By not requiring physical contact, mental health is an area of particular interest to researchers in providing telehealth services. That is why this month’s edition of the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) is dedicated to the “E-Mental Health.” Under this term are grouped all uses of It is aimed at improving mental health and treatment of mental disorders. It applies broadly to screening interventions, advocacy, prevention, treatment and prevention of relapse of mental illness, but also the use of electronic medical records, professional education, and research.
Illnesses such as depression are still under diagnosed, under treated and poorly prevented. Although this disorder has a complex relationship with the Internet, low cost interventions massive scale across the web and mobile, without losing specificity while using personalized treatments and will open as a possibility. From Beacon (registration required), we can see not only an extensive list of examples of ICT use in mental health also are ranked according to the strength of the evidence on the effects of the intervention. (Note: not according to how effective the intervention, if not accords to the quantity and quality of evidence that supports it).