scholarly journals Use of Mobile and Computer Devices to Support Recovery in People With Serious Mental Illness: Survey Study

10.2196/12255 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e12255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie A Noel ◽  
Stephanie C Acquilano ◽  
Elizabeth Carpenter-Song ◽  
Robert E Drake
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Support Recovery

Background Mental health recovery refers to an individual’s experience of gaining a sense of personal control, striving towards one’s life goals, and meeting one’s needs. Although people with serious mental illness own and use electronic devices for general purposes, knowledge of their current use and interest in future use for supporting mental health recovery remains limited. Objective This study aimed to identify smartphone, tablet, and computer apps that mental health service recipients use and want to use to support their recovery. Methods In this pilot study, we surveyed a convenience sample of 63 mental health service recipients with serious mental illness. The survey assessed current use and interest in mobile and computer devices to support recovery. Results Listening to music (60%), accessing the internet (59%), calling (59%), and texting (54%) people were the top functions currently used by participants on their device to support their recovery. Participants expressed interest in learning how to use apps for anxiety/stress management (45%), mood management (45%), monitoring mental health symptoms (43%), cognitive behavioral therapy (40%), sleep (38%), and dialectical behavior therapy (38%) to support their recovery. Conclusions Mental health service recipients currently use general functions such as listening to music and calling friends to support recovery. Nevertheless, they reported interest in trying more specific illness-management apps.

scholarly journals Use of Mobile and Computer Devices to Support Recovery in People With Serious Mental Illness: Survey Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie A Noel ◽  
Stephanie C Acquilano ◽  
Elizabeth Carpenter-Song ◽  
Robert E Drake
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Support Recovery

BACKGROUND Mental health recovery refers to an individual’s experience of gaining a sense of personal control, striving towards one’s life goals, and meeting one’s needs. Although people with serious mental illness own and use electronic devices for general purposes, knowledge of their current use and interest in future use for supporting mental health recovery remains limited. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify smartphone, tablet, and computer apps that mental health service recipients use and want to use to support their recovery. METHODS In this pilot study, we surveyed a convenience sample of 63 mental health service recipients with serious mental illness. The survey assessed current use and interest in mobile and computer devices to support recovery. RESULTS Listening to music (60%), accessing the internet (59%), calling (59%), and texting (54%) people were the top functions currently used by participants on their device to support their recovery. Participants expressed interest in learning how to use apps for anxiety/stress management (45%), mood management (45%), monitoring mental health symptoms (43%), cognitive behavioral therapy (40%), sleep (38%), and dialectical behavior therapy (38%) to support their recovery. CONCLUSIONS Mental health service recipients currently use general functions such as listening to music and calling friends to support recovery. Nevertheless, they reported interest in trying more specific illness-management apps.

Trends in mental health service use by age among adults with serious mental illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 71-73
Author(s):  
Natasha E. Latzman ◽  
Heather Ringeisen ◽  
Valerie L. Forman–Hoffman ◽  
Breda Munoz ◽  
Shari Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use

Prevalence of serious mental illness and mental health service use after a workplace injury: a longitudinal study of workers’ compensation claimants in Victoria, Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-187
Author(s):  
Christa Orchard ◽  
Nancy Carnide ◽  
Cameron Mustard ◽  
Peter M Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Service Use ◽  
Health Service Use ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Factors Associated

ObjectivesSerious mental illness is common among those who have experienced a physical workplace injury, yet little is known about mental health service use in this population. This study aims to estimate the proportion of the workplace musculoskeletal injury population experiencing a mental illness, the proportion who access mental health services through the workers’ compensation system and the factors associated with likelihood of accessing services.MethodsA longitudinal cohort study was conducted with a random sample of 615 workers’ compensation claimants followed over three survey waves between June 2014 and July 2015. The primary outcome was receiving any type of mental health service use during this period, as determined by linking survey responses to administrative compensation system records for the 18 months after initial interview.ResultsOf 181 (29.4%) participants who met the case definition for a serious mental illness at one or more of the three interviews, 75 (41.4%) accessed a mental health service during the 18-month observation period. Older age (OR=0.96, 95% CI 0.93 to 0.99) and achieving sustained return to work (OR=0.27, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.69) were associated with reduced odds of mental health service use. Although not significant, being born in Australia was associated with an increased odds of service use (OR=2.23, 95% CI 0.97 to 5.10).ConclusionsThe proportion of injured workers with musculoskeletal conditions experiencing mental illness is high, yet the proportion receiving mental health services is low. More work is needed to explore factors associated with mental health service use in this population, including the effect of returning to work.

Monitoring the physical health of individuals with serious mental illness

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Majella Cahill ◽  
Anne Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Effective Models

AbstractDeveloping effective models of identifying and managing physical ill health amongst mental health service users has become an increasing concern for psychiatric service providers. This article sets out the general professional and Irish statutory obligations to provide physical health monitoring services for individuals with serious mental illness. Review and summary statements are provided in relation to the currently available guidelines on physical health monitoring.

Learning together about the needs of parents with a mental illness and their children: The implementation of the Mums' and Dads' Practice Research Project

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmel Alakus
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Difficult Issue

The busy clinical practitioner, while being encouraged to innovate and formally evaluate his or her work, has less time than ever before to do either.The Mums' and Dads' Project represented a modest attempt to implement a short-term parent education project in adult mental health and review it in the style of practice-research. A number of qualitative methods were employed to research the Project conducted in the Mid West Area Mental Health Service exploring consumer satisfaction and parents' perspectives of their children's needs.Consumers attended the sessions readily, demonstrating knowledge of child development and a willingness to confront the difficult issue of informing children about mental illness. They reiterated how much they appreciated meeting other parents with a mental illness.Service delivery to parents with a mental illness and their children deserves dedicated funding if their needs are to be addressed and programs carefully evaluated.

Prevalence of mental illness within families in a regional child-focussed mental health service

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 901-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. A. Naughton ◽  
Darryl J. Maybery ◽  
Melinda Goodyear
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service
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