Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2013 Jul-Aug;35(4):349-53. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.03.009. Epub 2013 Apr 28.
Measurement of mental health is challenging; however, many solutions may be found through the use of health information technology.
This article reviews current approaches to measuring mental health, focusing on screening, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. It then identifies several key areas in which health information technology may advance the field and provide reliable and valid measurements that are readily available to and manageable for providers, as well as acceptable, feasible, and sustainable for selected populations.
Although new technologies must overcome many challenges, including privacy, efficiency, cost, and scalability, it is an exciting and fast-growing field with many potential applications and clinical benefit.
衡量心理健康具有挑战性；然而，通过使用健康信息技术，可能会找到许多解决方案。
本文回顾了当前衡量心理健康的方法，重点是筛查、诊断、治疗和结果。然后，它确定了健康信息技术可能在几个关键领域推动该领域的发展，并提供可靠和有效的测量，这些测量既易于提供者使用和管理，也为选定人群所接受、可行和可持续。
尽管新技术必须克服许多挑战，包括隐私、效率、成本和可扩展性，但它是一个令人兴奋且快速发展的领域，具有许多潜在的应用和临床益处。
