Mental Health Staff's Views on Social Media Use Among People with Psychosis: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The use of social media is prevalent in society; however, existing evidence is not sufficient to conclude whether the benefits of social media use can outweigh the risks for people with psychosis. In response to a recent call for staff to take a more active role in asking and advising service users about the impact of using social media platforms on their mental health in clinical practice, we sought to understand staff's attitudes toward service users with psychosis using social media in day-to-day life.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was disseminated from April 2018 to September 2020 in Mental Health Trusts in the Northwest of England.

Results

A total of 155 staff completed the survey. We found that staff's social media use was high; however, as expecte

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11915250 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature