Citation

Noll-Hussong M, Lahmann C. Fortschr. Neurol. Psychiatr. 2011; 79(6): 340-344.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0031-1273293

PMID

21598205

Abstract

Illness behaviour involves cultural, situational and personal predispositions. World Wide Web search statistics provided by internet applications like Google Insights for Search have the potential to facilitate our research on the distribution of mental disorders, our understanding of both sociocultural imprintings and trends in psychophenomenology and could make a remarkable contribution to medical research and public health.

Language: de

Keywords

Humans; Internet; Information Systems; Public Health; Mass Behavior; Suicide, Attempted; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Biomedical Research; Patient Education as Topic; Search Engine; Whiplash Injuries