How E-Mental Health Services Benefit University Students with ADHD: A literature Review

TL;DR

This literature review explores how electronic mental health services, supported by information systems and technology, can improve support and treatment for university students with ADHD, aiming to enhance their academic and social outcomes.

Contribution

It highlights the potential of IS/IT in e-mental health for ADHD in university students and contributes to understanding how technology can support mental health services.

Findings

IS/IT can enhance ADHD treatment effectiveness

E-mental health services improve student engagement

Potential for broader mental health support development

Abstract

E-mental health is an area within e-health in which the key role of IS/IT has not been well established. Both clinicians and scholars are uncertain as to the role of IS/IT and its potential benefits. This research review is introduced to assist in understanding the enabling role in e-mental health and it focused on one area of mental health, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in university students. ADHD is estimated to affect approximately 6% of university students by negatively impacting students' academic performance and social life; hence, fewer of these students complete their degrees as compared to their peers. This review outlines the potentials of using IS/IT in the treatment of ADHD in university students. It also serves to greatly contribute to e-mental health development and thereby to help to uncover further possibilities of IT/IT to support broad areas within mental health disorders and services.