The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality

J Torous, S Bucci, IH Bell, LV Kessing… - World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the COVID‐19 pandemic has largely increased the utilization of telehealth, mobile mental
health technologies–such as smartphone apps, virtual reality, chatbots, and social media …

The engagement problem: a review of engagement with digital mental health interventions and recommendations for a path forward

JM Lipschitz, CK Pike, TP Hogan, SA Murphy… - … treatment options in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose of the review Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) are an effective and
accessible means of addressing the unprecedented levels of mental illness worldwide …

Standardising the role of a digital navigator in behavioural health: a systematic review

S Perret, N Alon, E Carpenter-Song, K Myrick… - The lancet digital …, 2023 - thelancet.com
As the number and availability of digital mental health tools increases, patients and
clinicians see benefit only when these tools are engaging and well integrated into care …

[HTML][HTML] Digital mental health interventions for depression: sco** review of user engagement

JM Lipschitz, R Van Boxtel, J Torous, J Firth… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background While many digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) have been found to be
efficacious, patient engagement with DMHIs has increasingly emerged as a concern for …

Scaling evidence-based treatments through digital mental health.

SM Schueller, J Torous - American Psychologist, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
A large number of Internet websites, mobile apps, wearable devices, and video games that
are hoped to improve behavioral, cognitive, and affective targets associated with mental …

Smartphone apps for depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis of techniques to increase engagement

A Wu, MA Scult, ED Barnes, JA Betancourt, A Falk… - NPJ digital …, 2021 - nature.com
Meta-analyses have shown that digital mental health apps can be efficacious in reducing
symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, real-world usage of apps is typically not …

A review of popular smartphone apps for depression and anxiety: assessing the inclusion of evidence-based content

AR Wasil, KE Venturo-Conerly, RM Shingleton… - Behaviour research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Smartphone applications for the treatment of depression and anxiety have acquired millions
of users, yet little is known about whether they include evidence-based therapeutic content …

The role of patient-reported outcome measures in trials of artificial intelligence health technologies: a systematic evaluation of ClinicalTrials. gov records (1997–2022)

FJ Pearce, SC Rivera, X Liu, E Manna… - The Lancet Digital …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The extent to which patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used in clinical trials
for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is unknown. In this systematic evaluation, we aim …

Investigation of active ingredients within internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for depression: a randomized optimization trial

E Watkins, A Newbold, M Tester-Jones… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited understanding of how complex evidence-based psychological
interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression work. Identifying …

Coached mobile app platform for the treatment of depression and anxiety among primary care patients: a randomized clinical trial

AK Graham, CJ Greene, MJ Kwasny, SM Kaiser… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression and anxiety are common and disabling. Primary care is the de facto
site for treating these mental health problems but is typically underresourced to meet the …