Bipolare Störung und manisch-depressive Erkrankung im Internet

Michaela Elena Seyringer, Beate Schrank, Peter Berger, Heinz Katschnig, Michaela Amering*

*Korrespondierende:r Autor:in für diese Arbeit

Publikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift (peer-reviewed)Artikel in Fachzeitschrift

3 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

Objective: The internet is an important source of information and exchange for patients and can exert considerable influence on their health-related behaviours and decisions. This makes the quality of information on the internet an important factor. The present study analyzes the quality of German-language internet information on "bipolar disorder" and "manic-depressive disorder". Methods: Two separate searches were conducted with the terms "bipolar disorder" and "manic-depressive disorder", using the Google search engine set to produce only German hits. The quality of the first hundred resulting sites was assessed according to a range of criteria considering form and content. Results: Comprehensive information on the nature of the illness (such as symptoms and diagnosis) was provided more frequently by sites resulting from the search term "manic-depressive disorder". The term "bipolar disorder" produced more results offering information on evidence-based therapeutic strategies. Discussion: It is necessary to improve the available internet information on the term "bipolar disorder", and to establish the term as firmly as its predecessor, the term "manic-depressive disorder".

Titel in ÜbersetzungBipolar disorder and manic-depressive disorder on the internet
OriginalspracheDeutsch
Seiten (von - bis)172-178
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftNeuropsychiatrie
Jahrgang21
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2007
Extern publiziertJa

Schlagwörter

  • Bipolar disorder
  • e-mental health
  • Internet
  • Manic-depressive disorder
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Bipolar Disorder/diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Germany

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Psychiatrie und psychische Gesundheit
  • Klinische Psychologie

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