%0 Journal Article %@ 2368-7959 %I JMIR Publications %V 7 %N 8 %P e19778 %T Patient Innovation in Investigating the Effects of Environmental Pollution in Schizophrenia: Case Report of Digital Phenotyping Beyond Apps %A Vaidyam,Aditya %A Roux,Spencer %A Torous,John %+ Division of Digital Psychiatry, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, United States, 1 7143359858, jtorous@bidmc.harvard.edu %K digital mental health %K mHealth %K apps %K serious mental illness %K schizophrenia %K psychiatry %K digital phenotyping %D 2020 %7 3.8.2020 %9 Personal Perspective %J JMIR Ment Health %G English %X This patient perspective highlights the role of patients in the innovation and codesign of digital mental health technology. Though digital mental health apps have evolved and become highly functional, many still act as data collection silos without adequate support for patients to understand and investigate potentially meaningful inferences in their own data. Few digital health platforms respect the patient’s agency and curiosity, allowing the individual to wear the hat of researcher and data scientist and share their experiences and insight with their clinicians. This case is cowritten with an individual with lived experiences of schizophrenia who has decided to openly share their name and experiences to share with others the methods and results of their curiosity and encourage and inspire others to follow their curiosity as well. %M 32559173 %R 10.2196/19778 %U https://mental.jmir.org/2020/8/e19778 %U https://doi.org/10.2196/19778 %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32559173 %0 Journal Article %@ 2368-7959 %I JMIR Publications %V 6 %N 4 %P e12292 %T Mental Health Apps in Psychiatric Treatment: A Patient Perspective on Real World Technology Usage %A Chiauzzi,Emil %A Newell,Amy %+ PatientsLikeMe, Inc, 160 Second Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States, 1 617 499 4003, echiauzzi@outlook.com %K bipolar disorder %K mobile phone %K mHealth %K mental disorders %K mental health %K mobile applications %D 2019 %7 22.04.2019 %9 Editorial / Patient Perspective %J JMIR Ment Health %G English %X For many people who use mobile apps, the primary motivations are entertainment, news, gaming, social connections, or productivity. For those experiencing health problems, particularly those with chronic conditions such as psychiatric disorders, the stakes are much higher. The digital tools that they select may be the difference between improvement and decompensation or even life and death. Although there has been a wide expansion of mental health apps with promise as well as hype, the current means of researching, evaluating, and deploying effective tools have been problematic. As a means of gaining a perspective that moves beyond usability testing, surveys, and app ratings, the primary objective of this patient perspective is to question the killer app and condition-specific mentality of current mental health app development. We do this by reviewing the current mobile mental health app literature, identifying ways in which psychiatric patients use apps in their lives, and then exploring how these issues are experienced by a software engineer who has struggled with her bipolar disorder for many years. Her lived experience combined with a technology perspective offers potential avenues for using technology productively in psychiatric treatment. We believe that this responds to JMIR Publications’ call for patient perspective papers and provides encouragement for patients to share their views on mental health and technology. %M 31008711 %R 10.2196/12292 %U http://mental.jmir.org/2019/4/e12292/ %U https://doi.org/10.2196/12292 %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31008711 %0 Journal Article %@ 2368-7959 %I JMIR Publications %V 5 %N 4 %P e10015 %T Patient's Perspective on Using Mobile Technology as an Aid to Psychotherapy %A Cristol,Samantha %+ William James College, 1 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA,, United States, 1 516 761 0114, samantha_cristol@williamjames.edu %K mobile phone app %K technology %K patient perspective %D 2018 %7 24.10.2018 %9 Viewpoint %J JMIR Ment Health %G English %X This piece draws from a patient’s perspective on his treatment using mobile health technology in conjunction with weekly group and individual psychotherapy. Research has demonstrated that using telepsychology as part of mental health treatment shows great promise to help advance the field of psychotherapy. Using mobile health technology such as mobile phone apps allows for collaboration with patients and their providers. This was written after several consultations with an individual diagnosed with borderline personality disorder who prefers to remain anonymous but was forthcoming with information regarding his use of mobile health technology in order to benefit the field of mental telepsychology. %M 30355552 %R 10.2196/10015 %U http://mental.jmir.org/2018/4/e10015/ %U https://doi.org/10.2196/10015 %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30355552 %0 Journal Article %@ 2368-7959 %I JMIR Publications %V 4 %N 3 %P e27 %T Patient-Driven Innovation for Mobile Mental Health Technology: Case Report of Symptom Tracking in Schizophrenia %A Torous,John %A Roux,Spencer %+ Digital Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA,, United States, 1 617 667 7000, jtorous@bidmc.harvard.edu %K schizophrenia %K mobile health technology %K smartphone %K mhealth %K serious mental illness %K apps %D 2017 %7 06.07.2017 %9 Editorial / Patient Perspective %J JMIR Ment Health %G English %X This patient perspective piece presents an important case at the intersection of mobile health technology, mental health, and innovation. The potential of digital technologies to advance mental health is well known, although the challenges are being increasingly recognized. Making mobile health work for mental health will require broad collaborations. We already know that those who experience mental illness are excited by the potential technology, with many actively engaged in research, fundraising, advocacy, and entrepreneurial ventures. But we don’t always hear their voice as often as others. There is a clear advantage for their voice to be heard: so we can all learn from their experiences at the direct intersection of mental health and technology innovation. The case is cowritten with an individual with schizophrenia, who openly shares his name and personal experience with mental health technology in order to educate and inspire others. This paper is the first in JMIR Mental Health’s patient perspective series, and we welcome future contributions from those with lived experience. %M 28684386 %R 10.2196/mental.7911 %U http://mental.jmir.org/2017/3/e27/ %U https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.7911 %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28684386