title: Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Facebook and Other Social Media.
abstract: The literature has seen a surge in research on the mental health impacts of technologies such as Facebook, Twitter and other social media, but little is known regarding how mental health workers perceive patients and clients who report use of such technologies. The present study examines how psychiatrists perceive social media and whether they make use of it. Psychiatrists (N = 48) at a tertiary care centre in Canada completed a questionnaire assessing history of using social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and Google Plus and status update sites (SUSs) such as Twitter and Livejournal and whether they associate them with psychopathology. 38.5 % have used SNSs and 9.8 % have used SUSs. Only 37 % believed there was an association between psychopathology and SNSs while 33 % believed there was an association between psychopathology and SUSs. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. eric.lis@mail.mcgill.ca.|McGill University Psychiatry Perceptions of Emerging Technologies Labs, Montreal, QC, Canada. eric.lis@mail.mcgill.ca.
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Lis
authors: McGill University Psychiatry Perceptions of Emerging Technologies Labs, Montreal, QC, Canada.|Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: Megan A
authors: MA
authors: Wood
authors: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.|McGill University Psychiatry Perceptions of Emerging Technologies Labs, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: Carl
authors: C
authors: Chiniara
authors: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.|McGill University Psychiatry Perceptions of Emerging Technologies Labs, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Biskin
authors: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.|McGill University Psychiatry Perceptions of Emerging Technologies Labs, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Montoro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011570:Psychiatry; D012381:Role Playing; D061108:Social Media; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Facebook; Psychiatrists; Social media; Stereotypes