The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
JMIR Publications, Toronto, ON, Canada.
JMIR Ment Health. 2024 Apr 1;11:e58631. doi: 10.2196/58631.
Bipolar disorder (BD) impacts over 40 million people around the world, often manifesting in early adulthood and substantially impacting the quality of life and functioning of individuals. Although early interventions are associated with a better prognosis, the early detection of BD is challenging given the high degree of similarity with other psychiatric conditions, including major depressive disorder, which corroborates the high rates of misdiagnosis. Further, BD has a chronic, relapsing course, and the majority of patients will go on to experience mood relapses despite pharmacological treatment. Digital technologies present promising results to augment early detection of symptoms and enhance BD treatment. In this editorial, we will discuss current findings on the use of digital technologies in the field of BD, while debating the challenges associated with their implementation in clinical practice and the future directions.
双相情感障碍（BD）影响着全球超过 4000 万人，通常在成年早期表现出来，并严重影响个人的生活质量和功能。尽管早期干预与更好的预后相关，但鉴于其与其他精神疾病（包括重度抑郁症）高度相似，BD 的早期检测具有挑战性，这也证实了误诊率很高。此外，BD 具有慢性、复发性病程，尽管进行了药物治疗，大多数患者仍会经历情绪复发。数字技术为增强症状的早期检测和改善 BD 治疗提供了有希望的结果。在这篇社论中，我们将讨论当前关于数字技术在 BD 领域应用的研究结果，同时讨论其在临床实践中实施所面临的挑战和未来的方向。
