2017
DOI: 10.2196/mental.5946
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How Do People Experiencing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders or Other Psychotic Disorders Use the Internet to Get Information on Their Mental Health? Literature Review and Recommendations

Abstract: BackgroundStudies show that the Internet has become an influential source of information for people experiencing serious psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders or other psychotic disorders, among which the rate of Internet users is growing, with rates ranging from 33.3% to 79.5% given the country. Between 20.5% and 56.4% of these Internet users seek mental health information.ObjectiveFocusing on this population’s Web searches about their mental health, this paper examines what type of … Show more

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“…While social media provides another route to online peer-to-peer support, using curated peer-based content may help in reaching groups who use social media less, such as mental health service users aged over 45 [ 38 ]. Structured peer-based content in Internet-based interventions may also appeal to young people experiencing psychosis who lack knowledge about how to search the Internet for mental health information [ 39 ] or to people experiencing schizophrenia who are interested in sharing information and emotions anonymously with peers [ 18 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…While social media provides another route to online peer-to-peer support, using curated peer-based content may help in reaching groups who use social media less, such as mental health service users aged over 45 [ 38 ]. Structured peer-based content in Internet-based interventions may also appeal to young people experiencing psychosis who lack knowledge about how to search the Internet for mental health information [ 39 ] or to people experiencing schizophrenia who are interested in sharing information and emotions anonymously with peers [ 18 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using contemporary technologies and the Internet to support recovery [ 15 - 18 ] and self-management [ 19 ] among people experiencing psychosis is a relatively recent phenomenon. The Internet, coupled with the widespread uptake of mobile devices, has the potential to increase access to and use of evidence-based resources that can empower users in self-management [ 16 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some individuals who experience severe mental health problems such as psychosis and bipolar disorder report already using the Internet and mobile phones to self-manage their mental health. For example, some use the Internet to search for health-related information such as medication, diagnoses, and symptoms and to discuss their mental health on the Internet with others [ 5 - 10 ]. Additionally, staff working in mental health care services have reported largely neutral or positive attitudes toward the use of digital health interventions for the management of mental health problems [ 11 - 17 ] but are cautious about using digital health interventions for severe and complex cases [ 15 - 17 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Whilst social media provides another route to online peer-to-peer support, using curated peer-based content may help in reaching groups who use social media less, such as mental health consumers aged over 45 [36]. Structured peer-based content in internetbased interventions may also appeal to young people experiencing psychosis who lack knowledge about how to search the internet for mental health information [37], or people experiencing schizophrenia who are interested in sharing information and emotions anonymously with peers [18].…”
Section: Discussion Principal Findingsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using contemporary technologies and the internet to support recovery [15][16][17][18] and self-management [19] among people experiencing psychosis is a relatively recent phenomenon. The internet, coupled with the widespread uptake of mobile devices, has the potential to increase access to and use of evidence-based resources that can empower users in self-management [16].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%