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 …

Dropout rates in clinical trials of smartphone apps for depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Torous, J Lipschitz, M Ng, J Firth - Journal of affective disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Low engagement and attrition from app interventions is an increasingly
recognized challenge for interpreting and translating the findings from digital health …

[HTML][HTML] An empathy-driven, conversational artificial intelligence agent (Wysa) for digital mental well-being: real-world data evaluation mixed-methods study

B Inkster, S Sarda, V Subramanian - JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: A World Health Organization 2017 report stated that major depression affects
almost 5% of the human population. Major depression is associated with impaired …

The efficacy of smartphone‐based mental health interventions for depressive symptoms: a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Firth, J Torous, J Nicholas, R Carney… - World …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advances and adoption of smartphone technology presents a novel opportunity
for delivering mental health interventions on a population scale. Despite multi‐sector …

[HTML][HTML] Engaging children and young people in digital mental health interventions: systematic review of modes of delivery, facilitators, and barriers

S Liverpool, CP Mota, CMD Sales, A Čuš… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background There is a high prevalence of children and young people (CYP) experiencing
mental health (MH) problems. Owing to accessibility, affordability, and scalability, an …

[HTML][HTML] Can smartphone mental health interventions reduce symptoms of anxiety? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Firth, J Torous, J Nicholas, R Carney… - Journal of affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Various psychological interventions are effective for reducing symptoms of
anxiety when used alone, or as an adjunct to anti-anxiety medications. Recent studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Do mental health mobile apps work: evidence and recommendations for designing high-efficacy mental health mobile apps

P Chandrashekar - Mhealth, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
View this article at: http://dx. doi. org/10.21037/mhealth. 2018.03. 02 mHealth, 2018 Page 2
of 4© mHealth. All rights reserved. mHealth 2018; 4: 6 mhealth. amegroups. com alleviation …

[HTML][HTML] Internet interventions: past, present and future

G Andersson - Internet interventions, 2018 - Elsevier
Internet interventions have been around now for about 20 years. While the field still suffers
from a scattered terminology a large number of programs and studies exist. In the present …

Internet-delivered psychological treatments

G Andersson - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
During the past 15 years, much progress has been made in developing and testing Internet-
delivered psychological treatments. In particular, therapist-guided Internet treatments have …

A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral activation apps for depression

A Huguet, S Rao, PJ McGrath, L Wozney, M Wheaton… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Depression is a common mental health condition for which many mobile apps aim to provide
support. This review aims to identify self-help apps available exclusively for people with …