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Chapter 4 - Big Data

The New Epidemiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2023

By
Lucy Stirland ,
Tom Russ  and
Tom Foley
Edited by
Rob Waller ,
Omer S. Moghraby  and
Mark Lovell
Rob Waller
Affiliation:
NHS Lothian
Omer S. Moghraby
Affiliation:
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Mark Lovell
Affiliation:
Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

As the use of big data in psychiatry continues to expand, it is crucial to involve patients and the public in decisions about its development and application. Mental Health Data Science Scotland has co-produced a best practice checklist involving both researchers and people with lived experience. This guidance emphasises the need for data to be securely accessible and carefully anonymised and for processes and analyses to be transparent, with participants or patients prioritised throughout.

Keywords

Big DataData AnalysisData AnalyticsResearchDatabases
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Digital Mental Health
From Theory to Practice
 , pp. 50 - 59
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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