title: Confidentiality and Privacy for Smartphone Applications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Unmet Needs and Practical Solutions.
abstract: This article summarizes the current literature on clinical knowledge and practical gaps regarding the confidentiality and privacy for smartphone and connected devices in child and adolescent psychiatry and offers practical solutions and consideration for the next steps for the field. Important issues to consider include disclosure of information sharing, access privilege, privacy and trust, risk and benefit analysis, and the need for standardization. Through understanding the privacy and confidentiality concerns regarding digital devices, child and adolescent psychiatrists can guide patients and parents though informed decision-making and also help shape how the field creates the next generation of these tools.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Rabb-2, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: ewu4@bidmc.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 1330 Beacon Street, Suite 400, Brookline, MA 02446, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torous
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Rashad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hardaway
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gutheil
mesh_terms: D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000592:standards*; D018907:Privacy
keywords: Confidently; Privacy; Security; Smartphones; Technology