?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship.pitt.edu%2F6783%2F&rft.title=Application+of+Smartphone+Technology+in+the+Management+and+Treatment+of+Mental+Illnesses&rft.creator=Susick%2C+Michael&rft.description=Abstract%3A+Background%3A+Mental+illness+continues+to+be+a+significant+Public+Health+problem+and+the+innovative+use+of+technology+to+improve+the+treatment+of+mental+illnesses+holds+great+public+health+relevance.+Over+the+past+decade+telecommunications+technology+has+been+used+to+increase+access+to+and+improve+the+quality+of+mental+health+care.+There+is+current+evidence+that+the+use+of+landline+and+cellular+telephones%2C+computer-assisted+therapy%2C+and+videoconferencing+can+be+effective+in+improving+treatment+outcomes.+Smartphones%2C+as+the+newest+development+in+communications+technology%2C+offer+a+new+opportunity+to+improve+mental+health+care+through+their+versatile+nature+to+perform+a+variety+of+functions.+Methods%3A+A+critical+literature+review+was+performed+to+examine+the+potential+of+smartphones+to+increase+access+to+mental+health+care%2C+reduce+barriers+to+care%2C+and+improve+patient+treatment+outcomes.+The+review+was+performed+by+searching+several+electronic+databases+using+a+combination+of+keywords+related+to+smartphones+and+mental+health+interventions+using+mobile+devices.+Literature+concerning+the+use+of+cell+phones%2C+handheld+computers%2C+and+smartphones+to+improve+access+to+mental+health+care+and+improve+treatment+outcomes+was+identified.Results%3A+The+majority+of+studies+identified+were+feasibility+and+pilot+studies+on+patients+with+a+variety+of+diagnosed+mental+illnesses+using+cell+phones+and+PDAs.+Authors+report+that+most+study+participants%2C+with+some+exceptions%2C+were+capable+of+using+a+mobile+device+and+found+them+acceptable+to+use.+Few+studies+extensively+measured+treatment+outcomes+and+instead+reported+preliminary+results+and+presented+case+illustrations.+Studies+which+used+smartphones+successfully+used+them+collect+data+on+patients+and+deliver+multimedia+interventions.+Discussion%3A+The+current+literature+offers+encouraging+evidence+for+the+use+of+smartphones+to+improve+mental+health+care+but+also+reflects+the+lack+of+research+conducted+using+smartphones.+Studies+which+examine+care+provider+use+of+smartphones+to+improve+care+is+encouraging+but+has+limited+generalizability+to+mental+health+care.+The+feasibility+of+patient+use+of+smartphones+is+also+encouraging%2C+but+questions+remain+about+feasibility+in+some+sub-populations%2C+particularly+schizophrenia+patients.+Pilot+testing+of+mobile+devices+and+applications+can+greatly+increase+the+feasibility+of+using+smartphones+in+mental+health+care.+Patients+who+are+unfamiliar+with+smartphones+will+likely+need+initial+training+and+support+in+their+use.+Conclusion%3A+The+literature+identified+several+ways+in+which+smartphones+can+increase+access+to+care%2C+reduce+barriers%2C+and+improve+treatment+outcomes.+Study+results+were+encouraging+but+scientifically+weak.+Future+studies+are+needed+replicating+results+of+studies+using+cell+phones+and+PDAs+on+smartphones.+Larger+and+higher+quality+studies+are+needed+to+examine+the+feasibility%2C+efficacy%2C+and+cost-effectiveness+of+smartphones+to+deliver+multiple+component+interventions+that+improve+access+to+mental+health+care+and+improve+treatment+outcomes.&rft.date=2011-06-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship.pitt.edu%2F6783%2F1%2FFinalThesisMichaelSusick42811.pdf&rft.identifier=++Susick%2C+Michael++(2011)+Application+of+Smartphone+Technology+in+the+Management+and+Treatment+of+Mental+Illnesses.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++