ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
The Effectiveness of Mobile Apps for Monitoring and Management of Suicide Crisis: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Brief interventions for suicidal ideation in primary care: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Examining BRITEpath, a Digital Intervention for Reducing Adolescent Suicide Risk in Primary Care: A Randomized-Controlled Trial.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Trial
- Suicidal and self-harm behaviors in emergency psychiatry: bridging risk assessment and clinical decision-making.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Safety Planning for Youth in the Emergency Department Who Have Suicide Risk.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Harnessing technology for hope: a systematic review of digital suicide prevention tools.Discover mental health · 2025Review
- Integrating Mobile Health App Data Into Electronic Medical or Health Record Systems and Its Impact on Health Care Delivery and Patient Health Outcomes: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Delivering real-time support for self-injury: A systematic review on ecological momentary interventions.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- Exploring the Intrinsic Association Between Perceived Social Support and Depressive Symptoms and Problematic Phone Use Among College Students Based on Network Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Does Personalized Mean Popular? A Content Analysis of Suicide Prevention Smartphone Applications.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Digital Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults Experiencing Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors.Current treatment options in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Development of the Mobile Application to Prevent Suicide (MAPS), a Personalized Smartphone App for Suicide Prevention: Feedback from Individual Interviews.Journal of technology in human services · 2024Article
- Technology-based suicide prevention: An umbrella review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2024Review
- Examining the Feasibility of Implementing Digital Mental Health Innovations Into Hospitals to Support Youth in Suicide Crisis: Interview Study With Young People and Health Professionals.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- A randomized 3-month, parallel-group, controlled trial of CALMA m-health app as an adjunct to therapy to reduce suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors in adolescents: study protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Suicide risk is a multifaceted phenomenon, and many risk factors are involved in its complexity. In the last few decades, mental health apps have spread, providing economic and affordable strategies to prevent suicide. Therefore, the aim of this review is to identify original studies on mobile apps that target suicidal crises. The review follows PRISMA guidelines, searching through four major electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, PsycInfo and Web of Science) for relevant titles/abstracts published from January 2010 to May 2022. It includes original studies that explicitly analyze mobile apps for suicide prevention. A total of 32 studies met the inclusion criteria. Sixteen studies assessed the feasibility and acceptability of mobile apps, ten studies assessed the efficacy of mobile apps in preventing suicide, and six studies described randomized control trial protocols not yet implemented. Generally, the apps were judged by participants to be acceptable and helpful, and several improvements to enhance the functionality of apps were suggested. The efficacy of mobile apps, although limited and assessed with very heterogenous methods, was confirmed by most of the studies. Mobile apps could represent a helpful supplement to traditional prevention tactics, providing real-time monitoring of at-risk persons, personalized tools to cope with suicidal crises, and immediate access to specific support.
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