title: Technology-based suicide prevention: current applications and future directions.
abstract: This review reports on current and emerging technologies for suicide prevention. Technology-based programs discussed include interactive educational and social networking Web sites, e-mail outreach, and programs that use mobile devices and texting. We describe innovative applications such as virtual worlds, gaming, and text analysis that are currently being developed and applied to suicide prevention and outreach programs. We also discuss the benefits and limitations of technology-based applications and discuss future directions for their use.
authors.affiliation: The National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, Tacoma, Washington 98431, USA. david.luxton@us.army.mil
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Luxton
authors.forename: Jennifer D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: June
authors.forename: Julie T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kinn
mesh_terms: D040421:Cell Phone / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D034742:Electronic Mail / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington; D000092864:Suicide Prevention