Abstract With over 10,000 mental health–and psychiatry-related smartphone apps available
today and expanding, there is a need for reliable and valid evaluation of these digital tools …

As use and availability of mobile health apps have increased, so too has the need for a
thorough, accessible framework for app evaluation. The American Psychiatric Association's …

Objective Utilizing a standard framework that may help clinicians and patients to identify
relevant mental health apps, we sought to gain a comprehensive picture of the space by …

Introduction: Mobile phones are ubiquitous in society and owned by a majority of psychiatric
patients, including those with severe mental illness. Their versatility as a platform can extend …

Mental disorders impact one in four people worldwide, yet access to care is challenging for
those who suffer from them1. Mental health apps offer the potential to overcome access bar …

Importance As more patients and clinicians are turning to mental health smartphone apps to
expand access to services, little is known about the current state of the app marketplaces …

Objectives Despite an estimated 300 000 mobile health apps on the market, there remains
no consensus around helping patients and clinicians select safe and effective apps. In 2018 …

With thousands of smartphone apps targeting mental health, it is difficult to ignore the rapidly
expanding use of apps in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Patients with psychiatric …

The app evaluation framework of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has emerged
as an adaptable tool for those seeking to navigate the ever-growing space of mental health …

Abstract Although> 10,000 behavioral health applications (“apps”) are currently available on
the Apple and Google Play marketplaces, they have been minimally evaluated or regulated …