La réduction du coût des ordinateurs et l'introduction des micro-ordinateurs amènent une pénétration irréversible de l'informatique dans tous les domaines de la vie occidentale. La recherche en informatique psychiatrique se fait depuis plus de vingt ans. L'ordinateur peut assister le psychiatre dans plusieurs domaines.
Cet article traite des domaines d'applications de l'ordinateur dans le travail clinique: les tests psychologiques, les entrevues de malades, le diagnostic, les traitements psycho-pharmacologiques et behavioraux, l'évaluation des progrès du malade, l'éducation des professionnels et des malades ainsi que la simulation de modèles psychiques pouvant être utilisés à des fins d'enseignement.
Les problèmes rencontrés lors de l'implantation de tels programmes sont aussi abordés. Nous énumérons des avenues de développement et nous formulons certaines recommandations.
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