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ReviewmHealth2023

Updated taxonomy of digital mental health interventions: a conceptual framework.

Blanca S Pineda, Rosalva Mejia, Yuanzhi Qin, Julian Martinez, Lizbet G Delgadillo, Ricardo F Muñoz

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Review in mHealth, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Blanca S PinedaInstitute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Rosalva MejiaInstitute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Yuanzhi QinInstitute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Julian MartinezInstitute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Lizbet G DelgadilloInstitute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Ricardo F MuñozInstitute for International Internet Interventions for Health (i4Health), Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Palo Alto University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most individuals at risk for or already experiencing mental disorders have no access to mental health care. Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) can be effective in preventing and treating mental disorders. A taxonomy of digital interventions was previously proposed to organize the different types of digital tools being developed to expand mental health service delivery. This article updates that framework and presents illustrations for four types of digital interventions specific to mental health and revises their definitions. The illustrations primarily focus on studies that include populations underrepresented in the literature to highlight the potential of DMHIs to reduce health disparities. Provider administered DMHIs (Type 1) and provider administered DMHIs with blended digital adjuncts (Type 2) are offered within a healthcare system. Self-help human supported/guided DMHIs with therapeutic or technical guidance (Type 3) are offered outside a healthcare system. And self-help fully automated DMHIs (Type 4) are interventions similar to self-help books, do not involve human support and are also offered outside a healthcare system. Type 1, 2, and 3 interventions are consumable, they require human time to administer and are limited by the number of hours a health care provider or guide (to promote adherence) is available. Type 4 interventions are non-consumable because these can be used an unlimited number of times anytime anywhere in the world without human interaction. Identifying DMHIs as belonging to one of these categories can promote the development of each category, guide future reviews and help disseminate those DMHIs to as many people as possible.

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digital mental health interventions (DMHIs)Health disparitiesonline interventionspreventiontreatment

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PMID37492117
PMCPMC10364001
OpenAlexW4384502076

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