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 Übersetzung | Bipolar disorder and manic-depressive disorder on the internet |
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Originalsprache | Deutsch |
Seiten (von - bis) | 172-178 |
Seitenumfang | 7 |
Fachzeitschrift | Neuropsychiatrie |
Jahrgang | 21 |
Ausgabenummer | 2 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2007 |
Extern publiziert | Ja |
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