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Challenges and Privacy Concerns Related to Use of Information Technology in Mental Healthcare

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Predictive Analytics of Psychological Disorders in Healthcare

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies ((LNDECT,volume 128))

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Mental health impacts the entire quality of life, psychological and physical well-being of people. There has been a serious rise in mental health issues reported worldwide. Yet, due to the lack of awareness and barriers to receiving mental healthcare such as social stigma, loss of confidentiality and financial limitations, majority of the mental health issues often go unreported. In today’s age of advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICT), various tools have been developed to offer mental healthcare services to the patients, right from the comfort of their home. Increasing access to smartphone applications and remote monitoring Internet of Things (IoT) systems offer people an opportunity of receiving therapy and consultation services in the most cost-effective and flexible manner. A range of mobile applications are commercially available to support the treatment of well-known anxiety and depression disorders; on the other hand, easy-to-access educational toys are also developed for improving cognitive and social skills of children. Despite the increasing acceptance of using digital technologies in the healthcare domain, there are some challenges associated with using these, specifically for mental healthcare. People may not have enough digital literacy to be able to use the smart technology applications and they also have concerns about security and confidentiality of their personal data. This chapter presents a detailed review of opportunities of using ICT for healthcare, various systems developed to provide mental health services, the challenges and future trends expected to further improve mental healthcare delivery in the near future.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, DHA Suffa University, Karachi, Pakistan

    Shama Siddiqui

  2. Department of Computer Science, Millennium Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Karachi, Pakistan

    Anwar Ahmed Khan

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  2. Department of Computer Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India

    Lalit Mohan Goyal

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Siddiqui, S., Khan, A.A. (2022). Challenges and Privacy Concerns Related to Use of Information Technology in Mental Healthcare. In: Mittal, M., Goyal, L.M. (eds) Predictive Analytics of Psychological Disorders in Healthcare. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 128. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1724-0_15

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