E-Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Viewpoint on Potential of Digital Innovations for Preventive Psychiatry

JMIR Ment Health. 2019 Oct 3;6(10):e14581. doi: 10.2196/14581.

Abstract

E-mental health is an emerging area of research that has the potential to overcome some of the current barriers to progress in working with people at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P). This article provides an overview of how e-mental health could be used in the detection, prediction, and treatment in the CHR-P population. Specifically, we evaluate e-detection, e-prediction, and e-therapeutics for this clinical population. E-mental health holds great promise to improve current management of CHR-P individuals.

Keywords: clinical high risk; digital; e-health; internet; mobile phone; prognosis; psychotic disorders; schizophrenia; smartphone; treatment.