Mental health apps for adolescents and young adults: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

T Leech, D Dorstyn, A Taylor, W Li - Children and Youth Services Review, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Smartphone applications ('apps') have the potential to improve the
scalability of mental health interventions for young people, however, the effectiveness of …

Chatbots and conversational agents in mental health: a literature review

S Narynov, Z Zhumanov, A Gumar… - … and Systems (ICCAS …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we looked at chatbots, conversational agents, technologies for creating
conversational agents, perspectives, and ethical issues in this direction. Also examples of …

[HTML][HTML] A mobile-based intervention to increase self-esteem in students with depressive symptoms: randomized controlled trial

A Bruhns, T Lüdtke, S Moritz, L Bücker - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Depressive symptoms are one of the most common and ever-increasing
mental health problems among students worldwide. Conventional treatment options …

A randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-based application for the treatment of anxiety

MG Newman, NC Jacobson, GN Rackoff… - Psychotherapy …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is prevalent among college students.
Smartphone-based interventions may be a low-cost treatment method. Method: College …

Use and usability of the dr. Bart app and its relation with health care utilisation and clinical outcomes in people with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis

T Pelle, J van der Palen, F de Graaf… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Self-management is of paramount importance in the non-surgical treatment of
knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA). Modern technologies offer the possibility of 24/7 self …

Adaptation of an evidence-based online depression prevention intervention for college students: intervention development and pilot study results

TRG Gladstone, LS Rintell, KR Buchholz, TL Myers - Social Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
College and university students across the United States are experiencing increases in
depressive symptoms and risk for clinical depression. As college counseling centers strive to …

Predictors of adherence in three low-intensity intervention programs applied by ICTs for depression in primary care

A Castro, A García-Palacios, Y López-Del-Hoyo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Depression is one of the most common disorders in psychiatric and primary care settings,
and is associated with disability, loss in quality of life, and economic costs. Internet-based …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting response to transdiagnostic iCBT for emotional disorders from patient and therapist involvement

A González-Robles, C Suso-Ribera, A Díaz-García… - Internet …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Transdiagnostic iCBT has been shown to be effective for the treatment of
emotional disorders. Less is known about the optimal level of therapist and patient …

Comorbid personality difficulties are not associated with poorer outcomes for online cognitive behaviour therapy for symptoms of anxiety and depression

AEJ Mahoney, H Haskelberg, E Mason… - … and Mental Health, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the prevalence and impact on treatment of comorbid personality
disorders for adults undertaking online cognitive behaviour therapy (internet‐delivered or …

[HTML][HTML] The Supportive Accountability Inventory: Psychometric properties of a measure of supportive accountability in coached digital interventions

J Meyerhoff, S Haldar, DC Mohr - Internet interventions, 2021 - Elsevier
Background One of the most widely used coaching models is Supportive Accountability (SA)
which aims to provide intervention users with clear expectations for intervention use, regular …