Internet use by older adults with bipolar disorder: international survey results.
Rita BauerTasha GlennSergio StrejilevichJörn ConellMartin AldaRaffaella ArdauBernhard T BauneMichael BerkYuly BersudskyAmy BilderbeckAlberto BocchettaAngela M Paredes CastroEric Y W CheungCaterina ChillottiSabine ChoppinAlessandro CuomoMaria Del ZompoRodrigo DiasSeetal DoddAnne DuffyBruno EtainAndrea FagioliniMiryam Fernández HernandezJulie GarnhamJohn GeddesJonas GildebroMichael J GitlinAna Gonzalez-PintoGuy M GoodwinPaul GrofHirohiko HarimaStefanie HasselChantal HenryDiego Hidalgo-MazzeiAnne Hvenegaard LundVaisnvy KapurGirish KunigiriBeny LaferErik R LarsenUte LewitzkaRasmus W LichtBlazej MisiakPatryk PiotrowskiÂngela Miranda-ScippaScott MonteithRodrigo MunozTakako NakanotaniRené E NielsenClaire O'DonovanYasushi OkamuraYamima OsherAndreas ReifPhilipp RitterJanusz K RybakowskiKemal SagduyuBrett SawchukElon SchwartzClaire SlaneyAhmad H SulaimanKirsi SuominenAleksandra SuwalskaPeter TamYoshitaka TatebayashiLeonardo TondoJulia VeehEduard VietaMaj VinbergBiju ViswanathMark ZetinPeter C WhybrowMichael BauerPublished in: International journal of bipolar disorders (2018)
Older adults with bipolar disorder use the Internet much less frequently than younger adults. Many older adults do not use the Internet, and technology tools are suitable for some but not all older adults. As more health services are only available online, and more digital tools are developed, there is concern about growing health disparities based on age. Mental health experts should participate in determining the appropriate role for digital tools for older adults with bipolar disorder.