Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health
Introduction The use of social networks is an integral part of our daily life as a means of communication. Scientific dissemination through these kind of platforms has expanded enormously in recent years, for example in networks such as Instagram, a free photo, text messaging and video sharing soci...
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| author | R. Molina Ruiz N. Nuñez Morales A. González Vazquez |
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Introduction
The use of social networks is an integral part of our daily life as a means of communication. Scientific dissemination through these kind of platforms has expanded enormously in recent years, for example in networks such as Instagram, a free photo, text messaging and video sharing social media application. Instagram has been used extensively in different fields of medicine. Initially it was limited to visually rich fields but it has been extended to others such as mental health. This tool has enormous potential as a means of more effective communication and prevention.
Objectives
To analyze the role of Instagram as a tool of psychoeducation and prevention in mental health
Methods
An analysis of different mental health profiles was carried based on different items: publications, interactions, likes, commentaries, shares, accounts reached, accounts engaged and hashtags.
Results
Mental health has become one of the sanitary fields generating more traffic on social media reaching a great number of publications per day. Topics that generated more interaction were: depression, anxiety, trauma, sleep and emotion regulation difficulties among others. However most mental health information available in social media had not been provided by proffessinals of the mental health but by many others.
Conclusions
Instagram is presented as a valuable mental health prevention tool and professionals should engage and adapt to new scenarios of communication. In the era where information is easy to get but knowledge is difficult to find, experts of mental health should more involved.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fdf2491022c4450bf1c7cd78e92886a2023-11-17T05:06:41ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S576S57610.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1475Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental healthR. Molina Ruiz0N. Nuñez Morales1A. González Vazquez2Hospital clínico san carlos, Psychiatry, Madrid, SpainITA SALUD MENTAL, Psychiatry, Zaragoza, SpainHospital Universitario de A Coruña, Psychiatry, A Coruña, Spain Introduction The use of social networks is an integral part of our daily life as a means of communication. Scientific dissemination through these kind of platforms has expanded enormously in recent years, for example in networks such as Instagram, a free photo, text messaging and video sharing social media application. Instagram has been used extensively in different fields of medicine. Initially it was limited to visually rich fields but it has been extended to others such as mental health. This tool has enormous potential as a means of more effective communication and prevention. Objectives To analyze the role of Instagram as a tool of psychoeducation and prevention in mental health Methods An analysis of different mental health profiles was carried based on different items: publications, interactions, likes, commentaries, shares, accounts reached, accounts engaged and hashtags. Results Mental health has become one of the sanitary fields generating more traffic on social media reaching a great number of publications per day. Topics that generated more interaction were: depression, anxiety, trauma, sleep and emotion regulation difficulties among others. However most mental health information available in social media had not been provided by proffessinals of the mental health but by many others. Conclusions Instagram is presented as a valuable mental health prevention tool and professionals should engage and adapt to new scenarios of communication. In the era where information is easy to get but knowledge is difficult to find, experts of mental health should more involved. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822014754/type/journal_articlemental healthsocial mediapreventionInstagram |
| spellingShingle | R. Molina Ruiz N. Nuñez Morales A. González Vazquez Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health European Psychiatry mental health social media prevention |
| title | Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health |
| title_full | Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health |
| title_fullStr | Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health |
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| title_short | Social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health |
| title_sort | social media as a psychoeducative and preventive tool in mental health |
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