Mental Health in Digital Age

Mental health encompasses emotional, social and psychological well-being. It influences the individual at affective, cognitive and behavioural levels. Mental health per se is deciphered when a person makes choices, copes with a distressed event or situation and when relating to others. With the advent of digital technology, primarily, computer, laptop, mobile telephony, etc., there are noticeable changes with regard to attitudes and behaviour, particularly, maladaptive ones, like changes in mood patterns and social behaviour. Nevertheless, technology has become the part of one’s daily lives and helps in engaging a person in online facilities of online shopping, banking, maintaining a relationship with significant others, maintaining a professional profile and exploring how we are and what we show to others. Digital technology has a strong interface each one influencing the other. On a similar note, technology offers application for mobile and web-based services for enhancing one’s mental health. Technology has the capacity to influence human beings and also has the capability to offer preventive measures for poor mental healt