title: Furthering the reliable and valid measurement of mental health screening, diagnoses, treatment and outcomes through health information technology.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Measurement of mental health is challenging; however, many solutions may be found through the use of health information technology.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article reviews current approaches to measuring mental health, focusing on screening, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. It then identifies several key areas in which health information technology may advance the field and provide reliable and valid measurements that are readily available to and manageable for providers, as well as acceptable, feasible, and sustainable for selected populations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although new technologies must overcome many challenges, including privacy, efficiency, cost, and scalability, it is an exciting and fast-growing field with many potential applications and clinical benefit.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. jhaberer@partners.org
authors.forename: Jessica E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Haberer
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trabin
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klinkman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results