Promoting Mental Health through Mobile Technologies

Literature review
Promoting Mental Health through Mobile Technologies
Use of Mobile technologies
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Table of Contents
Literature review.........................................................................................................................................1
Wireless technologies assist in supporting the achievement of the health objectives............................1
Use of the mobiles and app devices downloaded...................................................................................2
E-Health domain and its role in health care treatment...........................................................................2
Mhealth and Ehealth technologies..........................................................................................................3
Control of psychiatric disorders by use of mobile phone health care treatment....................................3
Development of call centers and mobile app for the psychiatric disorders.............................................4
Use mobile promotional devices and app to assist patients for their better psychiatric disorders
treatment................................................................................................................................................5
Setting health care records by medical health care organization............................................................6
Health care benefits by using phones......................................................................................................7
Mobiles phones and apps for the mental disorder treatment................................................................8
Availability of the information and knowledge........................................................................................9
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................10
References.................................................................................................................................................11

Literature review
Mental disorders have significant negative impacts on the people’s lives as well
on their families at large. It is analyzed that more than 25% of the population of the USA and
Europe are experiencing high level of mental disorders at least once in life time. In the starting,
mental disorders and other mental related issues were treated by using the combination of
pharmacotherapy and psychological treatment such as Cognitive Behavioral therapy. The main
objective of this treatment was to reduce the symptoms of these diseases by using the medication
and assist the patients by the sophisticated system treatment devices. However, use of
smartphones and phones could be very much helpful to connect with the patients and other
persons who are suffering from this mental disorder issues. As stated by Noordam, et al (2011)
it is depicted that there are several organizations who are indulged in setting up of new call
centers and help centers for the persons who are consistently facing the mental disorders. In this
fast moving world, people are having less time to visit the doctors and specialist for their
treatment. Therefore, smartphones plays a pivotal role in the daily routine check-up and
providing the proper medical guidance over phones. These call centers are accompanied with the
highly trained staff members who have deep knowledge and divergent thinking skills which
assists patients to slowly overcome this mental disorders. With the ramified economic changes,
each and every organization is inclined towards using the advance technologies in their business
process. Mobile and service technologies are also used in the health care organization to support
the health care objectives. There are several articles which have been undertaken to support the
various health objectives and goals for the betterment of the patients and clients in long run. As
stated by Årsand, et al, 2012it is divulged that the modern smartphones is an ideal platform for
the health care treatment which has already been used by the developed countries for the
patient’s treatment on consistent basis. However, many businessmen have used this medium as
source of earning and setting up new ventures and infrastructure through which they provide the
mental health care services to patients in easy and effective manner.

Wireless technologies assist in supporting the achievement of the health
objectives
As per the views of Mohr, et al (2013) it is depicted that it is analyzed that the use of the
mobiles and wireless technologies assists in supporting the achievement of the health objectives
and has high level of potential to transform the health services delivery around the globe. As
stated by Agarwal, and Lau, (2010) it is divulged that the rapid advancement in the technologies
in the mobile technologies and use of upgraded services are driving the changes in the health
care working process of the organization. According to the international telecommunication
Union, it is assessed that over 5 billion wireless subscribers are resides in low and middle income
countries.
Use of the mobiles and app devices downloaded
The GSM association reports have also depicted that commercial wireless signals covers
more than 85% of the world’s population which is extending very far to reach electronic grid
throughout the world. It is analyzed that with the coverage of the mobiles around the globe,
health care organizations could easily grab the potential patients. As stated by Brian, and Ben-
Zeev, 2014 it is revealed that it will not only provide the 24*7 hours services to patients but also
assists them to manage their health in easy and effective manner. It is analyzed that with the
increasing use of the mobiles and app devices downloaded, now a days, people are inclined
towards noting all the minor and major details about their lives. With the advancement in the
mobile app features, patients want to track their psychiatric disorders issues and possible
treatment to mitigate these issues in determines approach. However, with the increasing use of
the mobile smart phones, it has become easy for the organization health care centers to grab the
potential clients which will assist them to overcome their mental health issues.
E-Health domain and its role in health care treatment
As stated by Chomutare, et al. (2011), it is depicted that mobile health will make the
advancement through the countering based Ehelath and creating highly attractive strategies that
incorporate it into the available E-Health domain. However, it will require changes in health
care polices program, standard, architectures and solid strategic alliance with the other
organization which will add value to the organization and result to highly attractive initiatives to