Research to Clinical Practice-Youth seeking mental health information online and its impact on the first steps in the patient journey.
Jan ScottSamuel HockeyLaura Ospina-PinillosP Murali DoraiswamyMario Alvarez-JimenezIan HickiePublished in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2021)
A major clinical challenge is to raise professional awareness of the likely impact of this activity on mental health consultations. Potential strategies range from modifying the structure of clinical consultations to ensure young people are able to disclose ICT activities related to mental health, through to the development and implementation of 'internet prescriptions' and a youth-focused 'toolkit'.