title: Personal digital assistants in psychiatric education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the various administrative and clinical applications for PDA use in psychiatric care and review the process for implementation in an academic medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors reviewed the psychiatric literature and tested various hardware and software products.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The literature describes various uses of the PDA as a reference tool, in clinical care, and in training documentation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PDA is capable of numerous vital roles in medical education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 90095, USA. jsluo@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hendry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ton
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D018961:Educational Technology; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D012016:Reference Values; D012984:Software; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods