Mobile Mental Health Virtual Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
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The need for technology-based therapy and psycho-education to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses is in high demand as populations face many barriers when dealing with mental health. Technology-based programs, such as mobile Health (mHealth), open the door as an alternative to traditional therapy for those who would not otherwise have the ability to receive, or even seek out treatment. The use of mobile technologies such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, mobile applications, and wireless networks, can allow the delivery of health care in a way that can reach a vast majority of the population. This chapter overviews the domain of mHealth in relation to mental health and virtual communities and provide a perspective of current opportunities and challenges.
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Online communities, whether static or mobile, proved to play a major role in digital health, including mental health.
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- Authors
- Eftychiou, L., & El Morr, C.
- Affiliations
- York University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Eftychiou, Linda
- ORCID
- Eftychiou, Linda
- Venue
- The Digitization of Healthcare
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 257-275
- OpenAlex
- W2743455938
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.42
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- mobile health, online communities, mental health, depression, anxiety, psychoeducation, barriers to mental health care, mobile application, telemedicine
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