A Twitter Education: Why Psychiatrists Should Tweet.

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2015

Abstract

Social media tools such as blogs, microblogs, social networking sites, podcasts, and video-sharing sites are now ubiquitous. These tools enable instantaneous interactions with a global community of individuals, including medical professionals, learners, and patients. An understanding of social media tools and how they can be used by psychiatrists is increasingly important. This review defines some relevant social media terms and addresses challenges specific to the use of social media in psychiatry. Focused primarily on Twitter, one of the most commonly used social media tools, the review describes how Twitter is being used in non-psychiatric medical fields and highlights four current and/or potential uses of Twitter in psychiatry: (1) patient care and advocacy, (2) lifelong learning, (3) research data collection and collaboration, and (4) scholarly recognition and impact.

Volume

17

Issue

12

First Page

94

Last Page

94

ISSN

1535-1645

Disciplines

Psychiatry

PubMedID

26463050

Department(s)

Department of Psychiatry

Document Type

Article

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