The digital divide in people with severe mental illness: lessons learned and challenges lying ahead

Panagiotis Spanakis; Alice Mathers; Lauren Walker; Peter Huxley; Emily Peckham

doi:10.1192/bjp.2025.47

The digital divide in people with severe mental illness: lessons learned and challenges lying ahead

Panagiotis Spanakis, Alice Mathers, Lauren Walker, Peter Huxley, Emily Peckham

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Abstract

In the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, a ‘digital-first’ agenda is being adopted in health/social care services, while digital exclusion has not been fully addressed. People with severe mental illness face profound inequalities at many levels (i.e. social, financial and health). Digital exclusion may further exacerbate some of these inequalities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Early online date	21 Mar 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.47
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 21 Mar 2025

Keywords

Digital divide
bipolar disorder
digital exclusion
psychosis
severe mental illness

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