Table 3.

Main and specified disadvantages of eHealth and amount of studies they were mentioned by (n).

Main disadvantage	Specification	n
Disadvantages for individuals
Negative opinion	Opinion of forensic psychiatric patients	7
	Opinion of providers of care	6
	Opinion of family of patient	1
Not suitable for every patient	Experience with technology	5
	Mental or physical diseases	2
Privacy	Patients can be overheard	6
	Data not stored securely	3
Decrease or lack in-person contact	Negative influence on therapeutic relationship	7
	Not detecting subtle behaviors or signs	3
Adverse negative consequences	Patients’ misuse of technology	4
	Excessive experience of negative affect	4
Disadvantages for forensic mental health
Effectiveness	Not enough evidence in general	13
	Single intervention is not effective	7
Inefficiency	Difficult to implement in practice	9
	High costs	7
Technological malfunctioning	Faulty technology	6
	Slow or lost connection	3
Lack of standardization	No clear protocols, guidelines, or standards	2
	No national legislation	2