Mental Health Practice in a Digital World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Past, Present, and Future Policy and IT Landscape in Public Mental Health Care

   • Ron Manderscheid

   Pages 1-11

3. Electronic Health Records Technology: Policies and Realities

   • Lori Simon

   Pages 13-36

4. Leading Health IT Optimization: A Next Frontier

   • Greg Hindahl

   Pages 37-55

5. Computer-Aided Psychotherapy Technologies

   • Marni L. Jacob, Eric A. Storch

   Pages 57-80

6. Computerized Cognitive Training Based upon Neuroplasticity

   • Charles Shinaver, Peter C. Entwistle

   Pages 81-122

7. Clinical Communication Technologies for Addiction Treatment

   • Richard N. Rosenthal

   Pages 123-140

8. Technology and Adolescent Behavioral Health Care

   • Todd E. Peters, Theresa Herman, Neal R. Patel, Harsh K. Trivedi

   Pages 141-158

9. An Overview of Practicing High Quality Telepsychiatry

   • Donna Vanderpool

   Pages 159-181

10. Social Media

    • John S. Luo, Brian N. Smith

    Pages 183-197

11. Technology Tools Supportive of DSM-5: An Overview

    • Nathaniel Clark, Theresa Herman, Jerry Halverson, Harsh K. Trivedi

    Pages 199-211

12. Summary and Look Forward

    • Nancy M. Lorenzi, Naakesh A. Dewan

    Pages 213-219

13. Back Matter

    Pages 221-228

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The purpose of the Mental Health Practice in a Digital World: A Clinicians Guide book is to prepare clinicians to understand, critically evaluate, and embrace well-designed and validated technologies that have the potential of transforming the access, affordability, and accountability of mental healthcare. The reader will become aware of the practical applications of technology in mental health as well as research supporting information technology tools, policy debates. Each chapter contains either examples or scenarios that are relevant to the current practice of mental health care. Policy makers, application developers, scientists, and executives that have lead or supported the use of technologies in real world practice are chapter authors.  The goal for this book is to be the key resource for current and future mental health clinicians in the U.S. and around the world to become familiar with technology innovations and how they impact and improve clinical practice.

• Computerized Psychotherapy
• Electronic Health Record
• Medical Leadership
• Social Networking for Medicine
• Telepsychiatry
• Virtual Reality

“This book fills a useful and relatively empty niche, discussing broadly the use of computer technology in mental health. … For mental health professionals unfamiliar with informatics and informaticians new to working in the mental health arena, this book will give much useful information.” (E. P. Hoffer, Computing Reviews, October, 2015)

“Detailing the dynamic nature of the technological landscape of the medical profession, and mental health specifically, this book addresses various aspects of incorporating technological advances into the practice of psychiatry for the benefit of clinicians, support staff, and, most importantly, patients. … The primary audience is mental health professionals actively involved in assessing and treating individuals with mental health disorders, especially those less well-versed in using these technologies to improve efficiency and patient care.” (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2015)

• BayCare Medical Group, Behavioral Health, BayCare Health System, Clearwater, USA

  Naakesh A. Dewan

• Health Sciences, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

  John S. Luo

• Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA

  Nancy M. Lorenzi

Policies and ethics