title: Perspectives on the Use of eHealth in the Management of Patients With Schizophrenia.
abstract: Mobile devices, digital technologies, and web-based applications-known collectively as eHealth (electronic health)-could improve health care delivery for costly, chronic diseases such as schizophrenia. Pharmacologic and psychosocial therapies represent the primary treatment for individuals with schizophrenia; however, extensive resources are required to support adherence, facilitate continuity of care, and prevent relapse and its sequelae. This paper addresses the use of eHealth in the management of schizophrenia based on a roundtable discussion with a panel of experts, which included psychiatrists, a medical technology innovator, a mental health advocate, a family caregiver, a health policy maker, and a third-party payor. The expert panel discussed the uses, benefits, and limitations of emerging eHealth with the capability to integrate care and extend service accessibility, monitor patient status in real time, enhance medication adherence, and empower patients to take a more active role in managing their disease. In summary, to support this technological future, eHealth requires significant research regarding implementation, patient barriers, policy, and funding.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; †Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Hartford; ‡Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT; §Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC, Glen Burnie, MD; ∥NAMI, Arlington, VA; ¶NAMI, Austin, TX; #Thistle Editorial, LLC, Snoqualmie, WA; **M Consulting LLC, Birmingham, AL; and ††Med-IQ, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Glenn J
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authors.lastname: Treisman
authors.forename: Geetha
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authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: Russell L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.forename: Godfrey D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Pearlson
authors.forename: Chester W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Mihelish
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Alexandra
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authors.lastname: Howson
authors.forename: Maziar
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authors.lastname: Rasulnia
authors.forename: Iwona E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Misiuta
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*
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