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 …

An overview of and recommendations for more accessible digital mental health services

EG Lattie, C Stiles-Shields, AK Graham - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2022 - nature.com
Mental health concerns are common, and various evidence-based interventions for mental
health conditions have been developed. However, many people have difficulty accessing …

Digital interventions for the treatment of depression: A meta-analytic review.

I Moshe, Y Terhorst, P Philippi, M Domhardt… - Psychological …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
The high global prevalence of depression, together with the recent acceleration of remote
care owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, has prompted increased interest in the efficacy of …

Artificially intelligent chatbots in digital mental health interventions: a review

EM Boucher, NR Harake, HE Ward… - Expert Review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Increasing demand for mental health services and the expanding capabilities of
artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has driven the development of digital mental health …

Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration

DJ Stein, SJ Shoptaw, DV Vigo, C Lund… - World …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatry has always been characterized by a range of different models of and approaches
to mental disorder, which have sometimes brought progress in clinical practice, but have …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and safety of using chatbots to improve mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis

AA Abd-Alrazaq, A Rababeh, M Alajlani… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background The global shortage of mental health workers has prompted the utilization of
technological advancements, such as chatbots, to meet the needs of people with mental …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

SB Goldberg, SU Lam, O Simonsson, J Torous… - PLOS digital …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mobile phone-based interventions have been proposed as a means for reducing the burden
of disease associated with mental illness. While numerous randomized controlled trials and …

The efficacy of mindfulness meditation apps in enhancing users' well-being and mental health related outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

É Gál, S Ștefan, IA Cristea - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mindfulness applications are popular tools for improving well-being, but their
effectiveness is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials …

The efficacy of app‐supported smartphone interventions for mental health problems: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Linardon, P Cuijpers, P Carlbring, M Messer… - World …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although impressive progress has been made toward developing empirically‐supported
psychological treatments, the reality remains that a significant proportion of people with …

[HTML][HTML] Digital mental health interventions for depression, anxiety, and enhancement of psychological well-being among college students: systematic review

EG Lattie, EC Adkins, N Winquist… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - jmir.org
Background College students are increasingly reporting common mental health problems,
such as depression and anxiety, and they frequently encounter barriers to seeking …