Societal Impacts of IS

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The mental health crisis is growing in every country and has been labeled the 21st century silent epidemic. Affordability, accessibility, and lack of trained personnel are among the most pressing issues, acting as obstacles for arriving at a comprehensive solution for this critical global problem, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth has the potential to address all the above-mentioned issues. We will conduct an online experiment with 500 subjects who will view a video vignette of a conversation between a patient and a psychiatrist and will be told that the patient has either ADHD or schizophrenia and that the therapy session is either face-to-face (i.e., in-person) or remote (i.e., virtual). Information disclosure is the first step in seeking mental health treatment. Our results will inform scholars and practitioners about the features of systems that encourage people to share/disclose risky and stigmatized information.

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Dec 12th, 12:00 AM

So, You Trust the Doctor - but the Technology?

The mental health crisis is growing in every country and has been labeled the 21st century silent epidemic. Affordability, accessibility, and lack of trained personnel are among the most pressing issues, acting as obstacles for arriving at a comprehensive solution for this critical global problem, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth has the potential to address all the above-mentioned issues. We will conduct an online experiment with 500 subjects who will view a video vignette of a conversation between a patient and a psychiatrist and will be told that the patient has either ADHD or schizophrenia and that the therapy session is either face-to-face (i.e., in-person) or remote (i.e., virtual). Information disclosure is the first step in seeking mental health treatment. Our results will inform scholars and practitioners about the features of systems that encourage people to share/disclose risky and stigmatized information.

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