Necessity for Improvement of Qualitative and Quantitative Contents of Persian Wikipedia in Field of Mental Health, Letter to the Editor

Abstract

Wikipedia is one of the most important sources of information in cyberspace that can be edited by individuals. About 80% of internet users in developed countries use the Internet to search for mental health information, which generally includes symptoms, illnesses, and treatment. Existing studies report varying degrees of mental health quality of content from the Wikipedia website. According to our studies, no study has been done on the quality of Persian Wikipedia and its content, especially in the field of mental health. Since Wikipedia is one of the most important sources of information for Internet users, so the main purpose of writing this letter is a brief report on the authors' efforts to improve the quality and quantity of Persian Wikipedia in the field of mental health, In this way, a step can be taken to promote the general knowledge of the community in the field of mental health.