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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452682703321

Autore

Hanson Ardis

Titolo

Mental health informatics [[electronic resource] /] / Ardis Hanson, Bruce Lubotsky Levin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-283-85835-5

0-19-972033-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevinBruce Lubotsky

Disciplina

610.28/5

Soggetti

Medical informatics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Informatics & public health -- Mental health -- Informatics and mental health -- Data and standards -- Management information systems -- Adoption & implementation of mental health information technology -- Legal & ethical issues in mental health informatics -- Taking research to practice -- Research, professional & educational competencies -- Types of data -- Information retrieval, interfaces, and strategies -- Selected mental health informatics databases -- Globalization of information -- Policy & practice.

Sommario/riassunto

Mental Health Informatics offers a comprehensive examination of contemporary issues in mental health that focuses on the innovative use of computers and other information technology in support of patient care, education, services delivery, and research in the field of mental health services. This text deals with resources, devices, and formalized methods for optimizing the storage, retrieval, and management of information for problem solving and decision-making in mental health. Mental health informatics is an interdisciplinary field based upon computer and information sciences, the cognitive