ArticleContemporary clinical trials2021
Harnessing mobile technology to reduce mental health disorders in college populations: A randomized controlled trial study protocol.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital phenotyping and digital monitoring technologies for relapse detection in mental health: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing Patient Adherence to and Engagement With Digital Interventions for Depression in Clinical Trials: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Population-based RCT of a digital cognitive-behavioural guided self-help intervention for anxiety, depression and eating disorders in college students.Nature human behaviour · 2026Trial
- Capitalizing on natural language processing (NLP) to automate the evaluation of coach implementation fidelity in guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (GdCBT).Psychological medicine · 2025Trial
- Brief imaginal exposure exercises for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial of a self-help momentary intervention app.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2023Trial
- Enhancing Resilience in Family Caregivers Using an mHealth App.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Trial
- Integration of cognitive behavioral therapy and mobile health applications among university students with depression: a qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Baseline prediction of two-year prevention and remission of anxiety, depression, and eating disorders in college students receiving a digital guided self-help intervention: derivation and external validation of a machine learning algorithm across 26 population-based cohorts.Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2026Article
- Digital CBT reduces mental disorders and boosts access to care in college students.Nature human behaviour · 2026Article
- Examining Prevalence and Presentations of Eating Disorders Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in a National, Population-Based Sample of College Students.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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- The relationship of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, parental education, financial hardship and comorbid mental disorders with quality of life in college students with anxiety, depression or eating disorders.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Inclusion of Individuals With Lived Experiences in the Development of a Digital Intervention for Co-Occurring Depression and Cannabis Use: Mixed Methods Investigation.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Machine learning and Bayesian network analyses identifies associations with insomnia in a national sample of 31,285 treatment-seeking college students.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Among U.S. College Students.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Efficacy of a Digital Therapeutic (CT-152) as an Adjunct to Antidepressant Treatment in Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: Protocol for the MIRAI Remote Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Mental health and body image among SGM youth engaged with a digital eating disorder intervention.Journal of LGBT youth · 2024Article
- Disparities in Mental Health Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Subgroups in a National Sample of College Students.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Machine Learning and Bayesian Network Analyses Identifies Psychiatric Disorders and Symptom Associations with Insomnia in a national sample of 31,285 Treatment-Seeking College Students.Research square · 2024Article
- Preferred treatment focus among college students with eating disorders and comorbid mental health problems in a digital cognitive-behavioral guided self-help program.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
About a third of college students struggle with anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder, and only 20-40% of college students with mental disorders receive treatment. Inadequacies in mental health care delivery result in prolonged illness, disease progression, poorer prognosis, and greater likelihood of relapse, highlighting the need for a new approach to detect mental health problems and engage college students in services. We have developed a transdiagnostic, low-cost mobile mental health targeted prevention and intervention platform that uses population-level screening to engage college students in tailored services that address common mental health problems. We will test the impact of this mobile mental health platform for service delivery in a large-scale trial across 20+ colleges. Students who screen positive or at high-risk for clinical anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder and who are not currently engaged in mental health services (N = 7884) will be randomly assigned to: 1) intervention via the mobile mental health platform; or 2) referral to usual care (i.e., campus health or counseling center). We will test whether the mobile mental health platform, compared to referral, is associated with improved uptake, reduced clinical cases, disorder-specific symptoms, and improved quality of life and functioning. We will also test mediators, predictors, and moderators of improved mental health outcomes, as well as stakeholder-relevant outcomes, including cost-effectiveness and academic performance. This population-level approach to service engagement has the potential to improve mental health outcomes for the millions of students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities.
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