A qualitative study of online mental health information seeking behaviour by those with psychosis

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Aref Adib, Golnar ^a,b   O'Hanlon, Puffin ^a   Fullarton, Kate ^a   Morant, Nicola ^a   Sommerlad, Andrew ^a,b   Johnson, Sonia ^a,b   Osborn, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital Technology; Health Information; Internet; Online; Psychosis; Severe Mental Illness

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUTHORITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPOWERMENT; ENGLAND; FEAR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; UTILIZATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84977626441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0952-0     Document Type: Article

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