2022
Higgins, Oliver; Chalup, Stephan K; Short, Brooke L; Wilson, Rhonda L
Interpretations of Innovation: The intersection of technological advancement and psychosis (Preprint) Journal Article
In: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2022.
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title = {Interpretations of Innovation: The intersection of technological advancement and psychosis (Preprint)},
author = {Oliver Higgins and Stephan K Chalup and Brooke L Short and Rhonda L Wilson},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196%2Fpreprints.37033},
doi = {10.2196/preprints.37033},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-02-01},
urldate = {2022-02-01},
journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research},
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abstract = {ABSTRACT
Background:
The prominence of technology in modern life cannot be understated. However, for some people these innovations or their related plausible advancements, can be associated with perceptual misinterpretation and/or incorporation into delusional concepts.
Objective:
This paper aims to explore the intersection of technological advancement and experiencing psychosis. We present a discussion about the explanation seeking that incorporates the concept, that for some people, of technological innovation becoming intertwined with delusional symptoms over the past 100 years.
Methods:
A longitudinal review of the literature was conducted to synthesise and draw these concepts together, mapping them to a timeline that aligns computing science and healthcare expertise and presents the significant technological changes of the modern era charted against mental health milestones and reports of technology-related delusions.
Results:
It is possible for technology to be incorporated in the content of delusions with evidence supporting a link between the rate of technological change, the content of delusions and the use of technology as a way of seeking an explanation. Moreover, analysis suggests a need to better understand how innovations may impact the mental health of people at risk of psychosis and other mental health conditions.
Conclusions:
Clinical experts and lived experience experts need to be informed about and collaborate with future research and development of technology, specifically artificial intelligence and machine learning, early in the development cycle. This concurs with other artificial intelligence research recommendations calling for design attention to the development and implementation of technological innovation applied in a mental health context.},
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The prominence of technology in modern life cannot be understated. However, for some people these innovations or their related plausible advancements, can be associated with perceptual misinterpretation and/or incorporation into delusional concepts.
Objective:
This paper aims to explore the intersection of technological advancement and experiencing psychosis. We present a discussion about the explanation seeking that incorporates the concept, that for some people, of technological innovation becoming intertwined with delusional symptoms over the past 100 years.
Methods:
A longitudinal review of the literature was conducted to synthesise and draw these concepts together, mapping them to a timeline that aligns computing science and healthcare expertise and presents the significant technological changes of the modern era charted against mental health milestones and reports of technology-related delusions.
Results:
It is possible for technology to be incorporated in the content of delusions with evidence supporting a link between the rate of technological change, the content of delusions and the use of technology as a way of seeking an explanation. Moreover, analysis suggests a need to better understand how innovations may impact the mental health of people at risk of psychosis and other mental health conditions.
Conclusions:
Clinical experts and lived experience experts need to be informed about and collaborate with future research and development of technology, specifically artificial intelligence and machine learning, early in the development cycle. This concurs with other artificial intelligence research recommendations calling for design attention to the development and implementation of technological innovation applied in a mental health context.
Background:
The prominence of technology in modern life cannot be understated. However, for some people these innovations or their related plausible advancements, can be associated with perceptual misinterpretation and/or incorporation into delusional concepts.
Objective:
This paper aims to explore the intersection of technological advancement and experiencing psychosis. We present a discussion about the explanation seeking that incorporates the concept, that for some people, of technological innovation becoming intertwined with delusional symptoms over the past 100 years.
Methods:
A longitudinal review of the literature was conducted to synthesise and draw these concepts together, mapping them to a timeline that aligns computing science and healthcare expertise and presents the significant technological changes of the modern era charted against mental health milestones and reports of technology-related delusions.
Results:
It is possible for technology to be incorporated in the content of delusions with evidence supporting a link between the rate of technological change, the content of delusions and the use of technology as a way of seeking an explanation. Moreover, analysis suggests a need to better understand how innovations may impact the mental health of people at risk of psychosis and other mental health conditions.
Conclusions:
Clinical experts and lived experience experts need to be informed about and collaborate with future research and development of technology, specifically artificial intelligence and machine learning, early in the development cycle. This concurs with other artificial intelligence research recommendations calling for design attention to the development and implementation of technological innovation applied in a mental health context.
2018
Coates, Dominiek; Woodford, Patricia; Higgins, Oliver; Grover, Deborah
Evaluation of a general practitioner-led cardiometabolic clinic: Physical health profile and treatment outcomes for clients on clozapine Journal Article
In: Int J Ment Health Nurs, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 303–310, 2018, ISSN: 1447-0349.
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title = {Evaluation of a general practitioner-led cardiometabolic clinic: Physical health profile and treatment outcomes for clients on clozapine},
author = {Dominiek Coates and Patricia Woodford and Oliver Higgins and Deborah Grover},
doi = {10.1111/inm.12321},
issn = {1447-0349},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-02-01},
urldate = {2018-02-01},
journal = {Int J Ment Health Nurs},
volume = {27},
number = {1},
pages = {303--310},
abstract = {The present study is a review of a cardiometabolic clinic for consumers taking clozapine. This clinic was recently established and co-located with the clozapine clinic at a regional hospital in New South Wales, Australia, to enhance engagement and improve the physical health outcomes of consumers taking antipsychotic medication. A descriptive analysis of clients' (n = 73) information collected during routine care for the first 6 months of the clinic's operation, from January 2016 to July 2016, was conducted. First-visit data were analysed to establish a client profile, consisting of weight, height, blood pressure, pulse, a range of blood measurements, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and eating and exercise habits. Data collected for clients who had three or more visits with the general practitioner (n = 40) were analysed separately for outcomes. Two case studies are used to depict the service received and client profile. At the first appointment, the majority of clients had metabolic syndrome that was mostly left untreated; many of these clients were commenced on metformin. The outcomes are positive, and show that the majority of clients lost weight (82.5%) and had a reduction in body mass index (84.6%); nearly half (44.4%) had a reduction in waist circumference. The majority of clients self-reported increased physical activity (72.5%, n = 29) and positive dietary changes (77.5%, n = 31) since their first appointment. The model trialled by the cardiometabolic clinic integrated a specialist mental health and primary care service, and demonstrates success in engaging clients with severe mental illness in physical health care. Co-location is conceptualized as critical for positive patient outcomes and high levels of engagement.},
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The present study is a review of a cardiometabolic clinic for consumers taking clozapine. This clinic was recently established and co-located with the clozapine clinic at a regional hospital in New South Wales, Australia, to enhance engagement and improve the physical health outcomes of consumers taking antipsychotic medication. A descriptive analysis of clients' (n = 73) information collected during routine care for the first 6 months of the clinic's operation, from January 2016 to July 2016, was conducted. First-visit data were analysed to establish a client profile, consisting of weight, height, blood pressure, pulse, a range of blood measurements, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and eating and exercise habits. Data collected for clients who had three or more visits with the general practitioner (n = 40) were analysed separately for outcomes. Two case studies are used to depict the service received and client profile. At the first appointment, the majority of clients had metabolic syndrome that was mostly left untreated; many of these clients were commenced on metformin. The outcomes are positive, and show that the majority of clients lost weight (82.5%) and had a reduction in body mass index (84.6%); nearly half (44.4%) had a reduction in waist circumference. The majority of clients self-reported increased physical activity (72.5%, n = 29) and positive dietary changes (77.5%, n = 31) since their first appointment. The model trialled by the cardiometabolic clinic integrated a specialist mental health and primary care service, and demonstrates success in engaging clients with severe mental illness in physical health care. Co-location is conceptualized as critical for positive patient outcomes and high levels of engagement.
2013
Mullen, Leeann; Higgins, Oliver; Redmayne, Brian; Keegan, Loran; Blinkhorn, Anthony; Blinkhorn, Fiona
The Impact of Dental Disease on a sample of Aboriginal adults living in the Central Coast Region of New South Wales Australia Journal Article
In: Journal of Social Science and Dentistry, vol. 2, iss. 2, pp. 73-79, 2013.
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title = {The Impact of Dental Disease on a sample of Aboriginal adults living in the Central Coast Region of New South Wales Australia},
author = {Leeann Mullen and Oliver Higgins and Brian Redmayne and Loran Keegan and Anthony Blinkhorn and Fiona Blinkhorn},
url = {https://www.stephenhancocks.com/view.php?article_id=1275&journal_id=147},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
urldate = {2013-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Social Science and Dentistry},
volume = {2},
issue = {2},
pages = {73-79},
abstract = {Objective: To record the impact of dental disease on the quality of life of Aboriginal* adults. Setting: An Aboriginal dedicated dental clinic in the Central Coast Region of NSW, Australia. Methods: Adult patients attending the clinic were interviewed about the impact of dental disease on their day to day lives.
Results:
Fifty adults were interviewed of the 61 who attended for care, giving a response rate of 82%. The major impacts were an aching, painful mouth 76%, self conscious about their teeth 62%, embarrassed about their teeth 62%, and diet impacted by poor oral health 64%. Nearly half required the extraction of at least one tooth. Cost was a major barrier for not seeking care for 62% of the participants. Conclusion: Poor oral health impacted on the lives of the Aboriginal respondents, but the offer of free dental care in an Aboriginal dedicated clinic encouraged attendance for treatment, especially amongst women.},
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Objective: To record the impact of dental disease on the quality of life of Aboriginal* adults. Setting: An Aboriginal dedicated dental clinic in the Central Coast Region of NSW, Australia. Methods: Adult patients attending the clinic were interviewed about the impact of dental disease on their day to day lives.
Results:
Fifty adults were interviewed of the 61 who attended for care, giving a response rate of 82%. The major impacts were an aching, painful mouth 76%, self conscious about their teeth 62%, embarrassed about their teeth 62%, and diet impacted by poor oral health 64%. Nearly half required the extraction of at least one tooth. Cost was a major barrier for not seeking care for 62% of the participants. Conclusion: Poor oral health impacted on the lives of the Aboriginal respondents, but the offer of free dental care in an Aboriginal dedicated clinic encouraged attendance for treatment, especially amongst women.
Results:
Fifty adults were interviewed of the 61 who attended for care, giving a response rate of 82%. The major impacts were an aching, painful mouth 76%, self conscious about their teeth 62%, embarrassed about their teeth 62%, and diet impacted by poor oral health 64%. Nearly half required the extraction of at least one tooth. Cost was a major barrier for not seeking care for 62% of the participants. Conclusion: Poor oral health impacted on the lives of the Aboriginal respondents, but the offer of free dental care in an Aboriginal dedicated clinic encouraged attendance for treatment, especially amongst women.