The digital revolution and its impact on mental health care

S Bucci, M Schwannauer… - … and Psychotherapy: Theory …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The digital revolution is evolving at an unstoppable pace. Alongside the unprecedented
explosion of digital technology facilities and systems, mental health care is under greater …

User engagement in mental health apps: a review of measurement, reporting, and validity

MM Ng, J Firth, M Minen, J Torous - Psychiatric Services, 2019 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Despite the potential benefits of mobile mental health apps, real-world results
indicate engagement issues because of low uptake and sustained use. This review …

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 …

The “online brain”: how the Internet may be changing our cognition

J Firth, J Torous, B Stubbs, JA Firth, GZ Steiner… - World …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of the Internet across multiple aspects of modern society is clear. However, the
influence that it may have on our brain structure and functioning remains a central topic of …

Predicting symptoms of depression and anxiety using smartphone and wearable data

I Moshe, Y Terhorst, K Opoku Asare, LB Sander… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Depression and anxiety are leading causes of disability worldwide but often
remain undetected and untreated. Smartphone and wearable devices may offer a unique …

Empirical evidence of mental health risks posed by climate change

N Obradovich, R Migliorini… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Sound mental health—a critical facet of human wellbeing—has the potential to be
undermined by climate change. Few large-scale studies have empirically examined this …

Insights from user reviews to improve mental health apps

F Alqahtani, R Orji - Health informatics journal, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Mental health applications hold great promise as interventions for addressing common
mental issues. Although many people with mental health issues use mobile app …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the data sharing and privacy practices of smartphone apps for depression and smoking cessation

K Huckvale, J Torous, ME Larsen - JAMA network open, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Inadequate privacy disclosures have repeatedly been identified by cross-
sectional surveys of health applications (apps), including apps for mental health and …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatric admissions to a large Swiss emergency department: an observational study

J Ambrosetti, L Macheret, A Folliet… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health emergency with
profound mental health consequences. The psychiatric emergency department (ED) plays a …

The emerging neurobiology of bipolar disorder

PJ Harrison, JR Geddes, EM Tunbridge - Trends in neurosciences, 2018 - cell.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a leading cause of global disability. Its biological basis is unknown,
and its treatment unsatisfactory. Here, we review two recent areas of progress. First, the …