Peril and Promise: Teens, Tech, and America's Mental Health Crisis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2024

Institution/Department

Pediatrics

Journal Title

Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America

MeSH Headings

Humans; Adolescent; Mental Health Services (organization & administration); Mental Disorders (therapy); Telemedicine; Internet; Electronic Health Records; United States

Abstract

Advances in Internet technologies have implications for the health and development of children and adolescents with potential for both beneficial and harmful outcomes. Similar technological advances also impact how psychiatrists deliver mental health care in clinical settings. Internet tech adds complexities to psychiatric practice in the form of electronic health records, patient portals, and virtual patient contact, which clinicians must understand and successfully incorporate into practice. Digital therapeutics and virtual mental health endeavors offer new treatment delivery options for patients and providers. Some have proven benefits, such as improved accessibility for patients, but all require provider expertise to utilize.

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485

Last Page

498

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