ReviewCurrent opinion in psychiatry2020
Digital technology for management of severe mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of Technology to Support Health Care Providers Delivering Care in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Umbrella Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- The Usability, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of Digital Mental Health Services in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review, Systematic Review, and Meta-analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 Mobile Apps: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Dose-Response Effects of Patient Engagement on Health Outcomes in an mHealth Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Technology and implementation science to forge the future of evidence-based psychotherapies: the PRIDE scale-up study.Evidence-based mental health · 2021Trial
- Digital Training for Non-Specialist Health Workers to Deliver a Brief Psychological Treatment for Depression in Primary Care in India: Findings from a Randomized Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Early Deployment of an Integrated Digital Platform (shamiriOS) for Scalable Youth Mental Health Service Delivery in Kenya: Development and Usability Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Patient Perspectives on Quantified Self Technologies and Healthcare Costs Among Patients with Diabetes in Zimbabwe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Sensor-Equipped Digital Technologies for Monitoring and Detecting Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Using Smartphone-Based Digital Phenotyping to Predict Relapse in Serious Mental Disorders Among Slum Residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Protocol for a Machine Learning Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment: Epidemiological Survey of Common Mental Disorders Based on DSM-5 in Beijing,China.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Smartphones and Mental Health Awareness and Utilization in a Low-Income Urban Community: Focus Group Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Performance of Open-Source Large Language Models in Psychiatry: Usability Study Through Comparative Analysis of Non-English Records and English Translations.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Distribution of Mental Disorders at Inpatient Psychiatry Service of a Large Military Hospital in Ukraine.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- How theories, models, and frameworks have been used to implement digital health interventions in services for people with severe mental health problems: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Construction of a troublemaking risk assessment tool for patients with severe mental disorders in community of China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Facilitator and Barrier to Health Information System Use from Health Professionals Perspective: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Digital Mental Health for Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Illnesses: An International Consensus on Current Challenges and Potential Solutions.JMIR mental health · 2024Article
- Digital psychiatry in low-and-middle-income countries: New developments and the way forward.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewIncreasingly, digital technologies, especially mobile telecommunications and smartphone apps, are seen as a novel tool for managing severe mental disorders (SMDs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is a need to identify best practices in the use of digital technologies to effectively reach, support, and manage care for patients living with SMDs. In this review, we summarize recent studies using digital technology to manage symptoms and support clinical care for this patient population and discuss new opportunities to advance digital psychiatry research and practice in LMICs. RECENT
findingsStudies evaluating digital interventions for clinical populations living with SMDs in LMICs are limited. Yet, across recent articles surveyed, digital technology appears to yield diverse benefits for this at-risk patient population. These benefits include improved medication adherence, appointment adherence, reduced instances of relapse, and fewer re-hospitalizations. SUMMARY: Continued rigorous research evaluating effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of digital technologies in reaching, treating, and managing symptoms and supporting clinical care for patients with SMDs in LMICs is vital. The urgency for remote approaches for delivering specialized psychiatric care is particularly pronounced because of the immediate and long-term impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on access to in-person services. Future research should emphasize participatory approaches rooted in a process of codesign with target users, in order to achieve clinically effective remotely delivered digital mental health interventions.
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