ArticleCurrent treatment options in psychiatry2018
Mobile App Tools for Identifying and Managing Mental Health Disorders in Primary Care.
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- Evaluating evaluation frameworks: a scoping review of frameworks for assessing health apps.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Treatment Descriptions and Alignment With Clinical Guidance of Apps for Depression on App Stores: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Connected Mental Health: Systematic Mapping Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Review
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- Safety concerns with consumer-facing mobile health applications and their consequences: a scoping review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020Article
- Accuracy of a Chatbot (Ada) in the Diagnosis of Mental Disorders: Comparative Case Study With Lay and Expert Users.JMIR formative research · 2019Article
- Psychiatry Outpatients' Willingness to Share Social Media Posts and Smartphone Data for Research and Clinical Purposes: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2019Article
- Understanding the quality, effectiveness and attributes of top-rated smartphone health apps.Evidence-based mental health · 2019Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewMental health apps are intriguing yet challenging tools for addressing barriers to treatment in primary care. In the current review, we seek to assist primary care professionals with evaluating and integrating mental health apps into practice. We briefly summarize two leading frameworks for evaluating mental health apps and conduct a systematic review of mental health apps across a variety of areas commonly encountered in primary care. RECENT
findingsExisting frameworks can guide professionals and patients through the process of identifying apps and evaluating dimensions such as privacy and security, credibility, and user experience. For specific apps, several problem areas appear to have relatively more scientific evaluation in the current app landscape, including PTSD, smoking, and alcohol use. Other areas such as eating disorders not only lack evaluation, but contain a significant subset of apps providing potentially harmful advice. SUMMARY: Overall, individuals seeking mental health apps will likely encounter strengths such as symptom tracking and psychoeducational components, while encountering common weaknesses such as insufficient privacy settings and little integration of empirically-supported techniques. While mental health apps may have more promise than ever, significant barriers to finding functional, usable, effective apps remain for health professionals and patients alike.
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