Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Suite 1703, Unit 11, New York, NY 10025, USA.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2012 Sep;5(3):225-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2011.12.009. Epub 2012 Feb 10.
Mobile phones have increasingly assumed an important role in the treatment of mental disorders in high-income countries. This paper considers such possibilities in the South Asian context. First, a brief review of mobile phone use in mental disorders is provided. Next, data on the market penetration and dissemination of mobile phones in South Asia is presented. Finally, common barriers to treatment for mental disorders in South Asia are evaluated against solutions that could be derived from mobile technologies. Though not without their risks, mobile phones have the potential to increase engagement, treatment, and retention of South Asian patients with mental disorders in unprecedented ways.
手机在高收入国家的精神疾病治疗中扮演着越来越重要的角色。本文考虑了南亚背景下的这种可能性。首先，简要回顾了手机在精神疾病中的应用。其次，介绍了南亚手机市场普及率和传播情况的数据。最后，根据手机技术衍生的解决方案，评估了南亚精神疾病治疗中常见的障碍。手机虽然存在风险，但有可能以前所未有的方式提高南亚精神疾病患者的治疗参与度、治疗效果和治疗保持率。
