A framework for wireless monitoring of mental health conditions

Mental health management is fast becoming a major challenge worldwide as the incidence of mental illness has been increasing. It is affecting the quality of life as well as job productivity for a large number of people. Just like physical illnesses, people with mental illnesses can be monitored for a range of conditions and provided medical care as and when necessary. In this paper, we present an IT-enabled framework to support mental health monitoring. This includes comprehensive monitoring of patients for symptoms, behavior, and medication compliance. We utilize context-awareness as a way to develop a system for mental health monitoring. Several examples of future mental health monitoring are also presented.