Digital Tools in Clinical Practice of Psychiatry: The Flip Side

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2026-06-26

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https://doi.org/10.54169/ijocp.v6i01.04

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Vol. 6 No. 01 (2026): Indian Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

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  • Parmanand Kulhara Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Abstract

.I recently participated in the 5th Annual Conference of the Association of Clinical Psychiatry (IPS-UP-State Branch). The theme symposium of the Conference was entitled “Indian digital revolution vis-à-vis practice of mental health”. I was one of the speakers, and I spoke on the subject as reflected in the title of this communication.
Digital tools in psychiatry are technology-based resources and applications that include software, mobile apps, telemedicine platforms, various devices for therapy or monitoring and AI-assisted systems. Digital tools support assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up monitoring and delivery of mental health care.
Numerous digital tools are currently available, but the ones that are of interest in the context of this write-up are tools that help in assessment and diagnosis, electronic health records (EHR) and clinical decision support systems tools and the whole system of telepsychiatry.

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Kulhara, P. (2026). Digital Tools in Clinical Practice of Psychiatry: The Flip Side. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 6(01), 11–14. https://doi.org/10.54169/ijocp.v6i01.04

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