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The Survey of a Virtual Psychiatric ClinicChao-Cheng Lin, Ya-Mei Bai, Jen-Yeu Chen, Chen-Jee Hong, Chia-Yih Liu (Published in American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2001.) Abstract Objective:
This
is a cross-sectional survey of subjects asking questions about mental problems
in a virtual psychiatric clinic via World-Wide-Web. Method: Subjects were recruited, view the purpose of the
study, join the study voluntarily and fill in the study form anonymously from
the study website. The mental health professionals answered the problems and
send it to the subjects by e-mail. We analyzed the data of subjects who complete
the study between Sep-9-1998 to Jul-8-1999. Result: There were 186 subjects. Most are female(69.9%,n=130), single(77.3%,n=143), with stable job(41.4%,n=77), highly educated(mean education year:15.0±1.9), and young(mean age:26.1±5.8). Fifty-one percent of subjects(n=95) never had a psychiatric visit. Of whom ever having a psychiatric visit(n=90), 42%(n=38) had no psychiatric diagnosis, 13.3%(n=112) didn’t know their exact diagnosis, 15.6%(n=14) had anxiety disorder, and 11.1%(n=10) had depressive disorder. The majority of reasons using virtual psychiatric service is convenience(49.5%,n=92). Seventy-three percent of subjects(n=136) used internet at home; 63%(n=98) used internet less than 3 hours/week; and 57%(n=103) didn’t want their questions and answers to be published. Conclusion: The young, single, well-educated, employed female occupied the majority of the virtual psychiatric service. Among the known diagnosis, anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder are the most prevalent diagnosis.Literature Reference 1. Huang MP, Alessi NE. The internet and the future of psychiatry. Am J Psychiatry 1996 July; 153(7): 861-869. 2. Chao-Cheng Lin, Cherng-Woei Song: A Survey of Psychiatric Resources on the Internet. Pro 35th Ann of the Soc of Psychiatry, R.O.C(Taiwan) 1996: 116.
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