The digital divide in people with severe mental illness: lessons learned and challenges lying ahead.

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Panagiotis Spanakis, Alice Mathers, Lauren Walker, Peter Huxley, Emily Peckham

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Panagiotis Spanakis: Addiction Psychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece. ORCID
Alice Mathers: The Young Foundation, London, UK. ORCID
Lauren Walker: School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's University of London, London, UK. ORCID
Peter Huxley: School of Health Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK. ORCID
Emily Peckham: School of Health Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK. ORCID

PMID: 40114499 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.47

In the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, a 'digital-first' agenda is being adopted in health/social care services, while digital exclusion has not been fully addressed. People with severe mental illness face profound inequalities at many levels (i.e. social, financial and health). Digital exclusion may further exacerbate some of these inequalities.

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