SAGE Publications, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 9(49), p. 772-773, 2015
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Widespread use of mobile and wire- less technologies has the potential to transform health care. Increasingly, digital technologies such as smart phones, the Internet and digital TV are becoming an important way to gain access to the social determinants of health including employment, education and social networks. The use of smart phones has rocketed, with over 11 million Smartphone users in Australia in 2013, up 29% compared to 2012 (Australian Communication and Media Authority, 2013). However, the quantity and quality of access to these technologies and the possible effects of this on people from socially disadvantaged groups especially for those experiencing mental health problems have rarely been considered.