Development of mobile psychiatry for bipolar disorder patients

Author

Prociow, Pawel A. ; Crowe, John A.

Author_Institution

Electr. Syst. & Opt. Res. Div., Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010

Firstpage

5484

Lastpage

5487

Abstract

Managing bipolar disorder is an increasingly important healthcare issue as the global prevalence of this condition grows. A widely practiced method of monitoring the course of the disorder is by mood and general mental health questionnaires. However, current mobile technology provides a potential means of monitoring the behavior of individuals and this information could be of value for recognizing changes in routine that could be indicative of an upcoming bipolar episode. This article explores the potential of utilizing geospatial information and indicators of social interaction to enable mobile psychiatry.

Keywords

Bluetooth; Global Positioning System; medical disorders; mobile handsets; patient monitoring; psychology; telemedicine; Bluetooth; GPS; bipolar disorder; geospatial information; healthcare; mobile phone; mobile psychiatry; social interaction; Bluetooth; Clustering algorithms; GSM; Global Positioning System; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Monitoring; Bipolar Disorder; Cellular Phone; Databases, Factual; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Psychiatry; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Buenos Aires

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4123-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626759

Filename

5626759