Smartphone-based objective monitoring in bipolar disorder: status and considerations

TY - JOUR

T1 - Smartphone-based objective monitoring in bipolar disorder

T2 - status and considerations

AU - Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria

AU - Bauer, Michael

AU - Kessing, Lars Vedel

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - In 2001, the WHO stated that: “The use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives (mHealth) has the potential to transform the face of health service delivery across the globe”. Within mental health, interventions and monitoring systems for depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorder, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been developed and used. The present paper presents the status and findings from studies using automatically generated objective smartphone data in the monitoring of bipolar disorder, and addresses considerations on the current literature and methodological as well as clinical aspects to consider in the future studies.

AB - In 2001, the WHO stated that: “The use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives (mHealth) has the potential to transform the face of health service delivery across the globe”. Within mental health, interventions and monitoring systems for depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorder, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been developed and used. The present paper presents the status and findings from studies using automatically generated objective smartphone data in the monitoring of bipolar disorder, and addresses considerations on the current literature and methodological as well as clinical aspects to consider in the future studies.

U2 - 10.1186/s40345-017-0110-8

DO - 10.1186/s40345-017-0110-8

M3 - Review

C2 - 29359252

AN - SCOPUS:85052022223

SN - 2194-7511

VL - 6

JO - International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

JF - International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

IS - 1

M1 - 6

ER -