While smartphone usage is ubiquitous, and the app market for smartphone apps targeted at
mental health is growing rapidly, the evidence of standalone apps for treating mental health …

Background Globally, mobile phones have achieved wide reach at an unprecedented rate,
and mobile phone apps have become increasingly prevalent among users. The number of …

Background There are a growing number of mobile apps available for monitoring and
management of mental health symptoms or disorders. However, clinically validated …

Background: Several thousand mobile phone apps are available to download to mobile
phones for health and fitness. Mobile phones may provide a unique means of administering …

Control theory and other frameworks for understanding self-regulation suggest that
monitoring goal progress is a crucial process that intervenes between setting and attaining a …

Objective To summarize the research literature about safety concerns with consumer-facing
health apps and their consequences. Materials and Methods We searched bibliographic …

Mobile health apps aimed towards patients are an emerging field of mHealth. Their potential
for improving self-management of chronic conditions is significant. Here, we propose a …

Background Excessive alcohol use contributes significantly to physical and psychological
illness, injury and death, and a wide array of social harm in all age groups. A proven strategy …

Background: There is increasing interest in using mobile technologies such as smartphones
for improving the care of patients with schizophrenia. However, less is known about the …

Substance abuse in young adults is a public health issue with costs to the individual and
society. There is mounting evidence that the increased uses of mHealth approaches have …