Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Facebook and Other Social Media.
Psychiatr Q
; 86(4): 597-602, 2015 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25791472
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychiatry
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Role Playing
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychiatr Q
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada