Psychiatry in Digital Age: A Thematic Article Collection

The rapid development of digital technologies is shaping a new reality for psychiatry — from the impact of online environments on mental health to the use of digital tools in diagnosis and treatment.

Which technologies are already being applied in clinical practice? How does the virtual environment affect adolescent mental health? Can delusional disorder spread through online interaction?
The editorial team has prepared a thematic article collection published in Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM that address these questions:

RESEARCH

• Predictors of self-harm types among participants of online communities: age as a moderator
  
  
• The efficacy of a virtual reality relaxation scenario on comorbid anxiety and asthenia symptoms in a somatic hospital: a pilot comparative randomized open-label study
  
  
• Patient satisfaction with telepsychiatry care
  
  

REVIEW

• The impact of online dating on adolescents: a brief literature review considering the current situation in India
  
  
• The equivalence of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in children via telemedicine and in-person consultation
  
  
• The current state, challenges, and future prospects of computational psychiatry: a narrative review
  
  
• The use of machine learning methods in diagnosing and predicting clinical features of schizophrenia: a narrative literature review
  
  
• Computer-based assessment of neurocognitive functions in the elderly: a brief review

CASE REPORT

• Induced delusional disorder in the digital age: a case series of virtual "folie à trois"
  
  

OPINION

• The future of psychiatry with artificial intelligence: can a human–machine alliance shift the paradigm?
  
  

COMMENTARY 

• The Covid-19 Virus and Online Technology Dilemmas
  
  

SPECIAL AND EDITORIAL ARTICLE 

• COVID-19: mental health consequences and the potential benefits of e-technologies in healthcare