title: Access to and Use of the Internet by Veterans with Serious Mental Illness.
abstract: This study evaluated internet use among 239 veterans with serious mental illness who completed questionnaires assessing demographics and internet use in 2010-2011. The majority of individuals (70 %) reported having accessed the internet and among those, 79 % had accessed it within the previous 30 days. Those who were younger and more educated were more likely to have accessed the internet, as were those with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder, compared to individuals with PTSD. Veterans with serious mental illness commonly use the internet, including to obtain health information, though use varies across demographic characteristics and clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. elizabeth.record@som.umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Record
authors.affiliation: VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Baltimore, MD, USA.|Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatric Services Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Medoff
authors.affiliation: Center for Practice Innovations, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.affiliation: VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Klingaman
authors.affiliation: VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hack
authors.affiliation: VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Baltimore, MD, USA.|Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Clayton H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatric Services Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Li Juan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5), Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Baltimore, MD, USA.|Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatric Services Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kreyenbuhl
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
keywords: Internet use; Serious mental illness; Veterans
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