Zhang Melvyn W B, Ho Roger C M
Biomedical Global Institute of Healthcare Research & Technology (BIGHEART), National University of Singapore , Singapore , Singapore.
Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Healthcare Systems (NUHS) , Singapore , Singapore.
Front Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 17;7:40. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00040. eCollection 2016.
E-health, and in particular smartphone-based technology, is increasingly becoming commonplace in healthcare. While psychiatry has tapped onto these innovations for conditions, such as affective disorders, and schizophrenia and psychosis, the usage of these technologies in addiction is limited. Addiction psychiatry could harness the potential of smartphone technologies. Given the increasing incidences of substance-related problems globally, and along with the normalization of the general public's perspectives toward substances, and also in consideration of unwillingness for at-risk individuals in seeking help, the authors hope to illustrate how these issues could potentially be solved using E-health and technological innovations. The objectives of the current perspective article are to illustrate how recent advances in smartphone-based technologies could help in terms of psycho-education, as well as in helping individuals who are at-risk users in seeking help earlier. The authors aim to illustrate how the above are possible, building on existing theory-driven framework that has been extensively reviewed in the previous literature. Limitations with regard to the implementation of such technologies will also be discussed.
电子健康，尤其是基于智能手机的技术，在医疗保健领域正日益变得普遍。虽然精神病学已将这些创新应用于情感障碍、精神分裂症和精神病等病症，但这些技术在成瘾领域的应用却很有限。成瘾精神病学可以利用智能手机技术的潜力。鉴于全球与物质相关问题的发生率不断上升，以及公众对物质态度的正常化，同时考虑到高危个体不愿寻求帮助的情况，作者希望说明如何利用电子健康和技术创新来潜在地解决这些问题。这篇前瞻性文章的目的是说明基于智能手机的技术的最新进展如何有助于进行心理教育，以及帮助高危使用者更早地寻求帮助。作者旨在说明上述情况是如何可能的，这是基于先前文献中已广泛综述的现有理论驱动框架。还将讨论此类技术实施方面的局限性。
