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Mood fluctuations are problematic in bipolar disorder. Current approaches to frequent monitoring of mood in bipolar disorder are paper diaries and electronic handheld devices. These approaches are limited in several ways, notably in the reliability of the data being collected which is often retrospectively reported. The experience sampling method offers a research paradigm which could be modified for use in clinical settings, to real time frequent mood monitoring. Mobile phone technology has also recently been developed to monitor weekly mood in a bipolar sample, demonstrating successful compliance rates. We propose the use of mobile phone technology as a novel method for frequently monitoring mood in bipolar disorder.

Original publication

DOI

10.5127/jep.014311

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Exp Psychopathol

Publication Date

06/10/2012

Volume

3

Pages

572 - 581

Keywords

SMS, bipolar disorder, experience sampling, mobile phones, mood monitoring