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East, Marlene Lynette, and Byron C. Havard. "Mental Health Mobile Apps: From Infusion to Diffusion in the Mental Health Social System." JMIR Mental Health 2, no. 1 (March 31, 2015): e10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mental.3954.

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The roles of mental health educators and professionals in the diffusion of mental health mobile apps are addressed in this viewpoint article. Mental health mobile apps are emerging technologies that fit under the broad heading of mobile health (mHealth). mHealth, encompassed within electronic health (eHealth), reflects the use of mobile devices for the practice of public health. Well-designed mental health mobile apps that present content in interactive, engaging, and stimulating ways can promote cognitive learning, personal growth, and mental health enhancement. As key influencers in the mental health social system, counselor educators and professional associations may either help or hinder diffusion of beneficial mHealth technologies. As mental health mobile apps move towards ubiquity, research will continue to be conducted. The studies published thus far, combined with the potential of mental health mobile apps for learning and personal growth, offer enough evidence to compel mental health professionals to infuse these technologies into education and practice. Counselor educators and professional associations must use their influential leadership roles to train students and practitioners in how to research, evaluate, and integrate mental health mobile apps into practice. The objectives of this article are to (1) increase awareness of mHealth and mental health mobile apps, (2) demonstrate the potential for continued growth in mental health mobile apps based on technology use and acceptance theory, mHealth organizational initiatives, and evidence about how humans learn, (3) discuss evidence-based benefits of mental health mobile apps, (4) examine the current state of mHealth diffusion in the mental health profession, and (5) offer solutions for impelling innovation diffusion by infusing mental health mobile apps into education, training, and clinical settings. This discussion has implications for counselor educators, mental health practitioners, associations, continuing education providers, and app developers.
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Crookston, Benjamin T., Joshua H. West, P. Cougar Hall, Kaitana Martinez Dahle, Thomas L. Heaton, Robin N. Beck, and Chandni Muralidharan. "Mental and Emotional Self-Help Technology Apps: Cross-Sectional Study of Theory, Technology, and Mental Health Behaviors." JMIR Mental Health 4, no. 4 (October 17, 2017): e45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mental.7262.

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Background Mental and emotional self-help apps have emerged as potential mental illness prevention and treatment tools. The health behavior theory mechanisms by which these apps influence mental health–related behavior change have not been thoroughly examined. Objective The objective of this study was to examine the association between theoretical behavior change mechanisms and use of mental and emotional self-help apps and whether the use of such apps is associated with mental health behaviors. Methods This study utilized a cross-sectional survey of 150 users of mental or emotional health apps in the past 6 months. Survey questions included theory-based items, app engagement and likeability items, and behavior change items. Stata version 14 was used to calculate all statistics. Descriptive statistics were calculated for each of the demographic, theory, engagement, and behavior variables. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with reported changes in theory and separately for reported changes in actual behavior after controlling for potentially confounding variables. Results Participants reported that app use increased their motivation, desire to set goals, confidence, control, and intentions to be mentally and emotionally healthy. Engagement (P<.001) was positively associated with the reported changes in theory items, whereas perceived behavior change was positively associated with theory (P<.001), engagement (P=.004), frequency of use of apps (P=.01), and income (P=.049). Conclusions Participants reported that app use increased their motivation, desire to set goals, confidence, control, and intentions to be mentally and emotionally healthy. This increase in perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes surrounding their mental and emotional health was considerably associated with perceived change in behavior. There was a positive association between the level of engagement with the app and the impact on theory items. Future efforts should consider the value of impacting key theoretical constructs when designing mental and emotional health apps. As apps are evaluated and additional theory-based apps are created, cost-effective self-help apps may become common preventative and treatment tools in the mental health field.
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Rubanovich, Caryn Kseniya, David C. Mohr, and Stephen M. Schueller. "Health App Use Among Individuals With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: A Survey Study With Thematic Coding." JMIR Mental Health 4, no. 2 (June 23, 2017): e22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mental.7603.

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Background Researchers have largely turned to commercial app stores, randomized trials, and systematic reviews to make sense of the mHealth landscape. Few studies have approached understanding by collecting information from target end users. The end user perspective is critical as end user interest in and use of mHealth technologies will ultimately drive the efficacy of these tools. Objective The purpose of this study was to obtain information from end users of mHealth technologies to better understand the physical and mental health apps people use and for what purposes. Methods People with depressive or anxious symptoms (N=176) seeking entry into a trial of mental health and well-being apps for Android devices completed online questionnaires assessing depression and anxiety (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), past and current mental health treatment-seeking behavior, overall mobile device use, and use of mobile health apps. Participants reported the physical health and mental health apps on their devices and their reasons for using them. Data were extracted from the participant self-reports and apps and app purposes were coded in order to categorize them. Results Participants were largely white, middle-aged females from the Midwest region of the United States recruited via a health care organization and Web-based advertising (135 female, 41 male, mean age 38.64 years, age range 19-75 years.) Over three-quarters (137/176, 77.8%) of participants indicated having a health app on their device. The top 3 kinds of apps were exercise, fitness, and pedometers or heart rate monitoring apps (93/176, 52.8%); diet, food, or calorie counting apps (65/177, 36.9%); and mental health/wellness apps (46/177, 26.1%). The mean number of mobile physical and mental health apps on a participant’s phone was 2.15 (SD 3.195). Of 176 participants, 107 (60.8%) specifically reported the top 5 health apps that they used and their purposes. Across the 107 participants, a total of 285 apps were reported, with 139 being unique apps. The majority of these apps were free (129/139, 92.8%). Almost two-thirds of participants (67/107, 62.6%) reported using health apps at least on a daily basis. Conclusions Among those seeking support for their well-being via physical and mental health apps, people are using a variety of health apps. These people use health apps on a daily basis, especially free apps. The most common reason for using a health app is to track some health-related data; for mental health apps specifically, training or habit building was the most popular reason. Understanding the end user perspective is important because it allows us to build on the foundation of previously established mHealth research and may help guide future work in mHealth. Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02176226; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02176226 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6rGc1MGyM)
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Parish, Colin. "Mental Health Library apps." Nursing Standard 29, no. 31 (April 2015): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.31.33.s33.

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Parker, Lisa, Lisa Bero, Donna Gillies, Melissa Raven, Barbara Mintzes, Jon Jureidini, and Quinn Grundy. "Mental Health Messages in Prominent Mental Health Apps." Annals of Family Medicine 16, no. 4 (July 2018): 338–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.2260.

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Terry, Nicolas P., and Tracy D. Gunter. "Regulating mobile mental health apps." Behavioral Sciences & the Law 36, no. 2 (March 2018): 136–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2339.

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Murugesu, Jason Arunn. "People quickly abandon mental health apps." New Scientist 244, no. 3256 (November 2019): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(19)32144-x.

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Hanft-Robert, S., K. Tabi, H. Gill, A. Endres, and R. M. Krausz. "Mental health mobile apps for patients: Psychiatrists’ concerns." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.928.

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IntroductionThe use of mobile apps aimed at supporting patients with a mental illness is rapidly increasing.ObjectivesThe presented results explore psychiatrists’ concerns about mobile apps for patients with a mental illness. These results are part of a larger study that examines psychiatrists’ attitudes regarding the use and development of mobile apps.MethodsIn the qualitative exploratory study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 psychiatrists in Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovakia. Psychiatrists were recruited via snowball sampling. The interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, translated into English, and content analyzed using deductive and inductive category development.ResultsThere were mixed feelings regarding mobile apps for patients with mental illness. While psychiatrists emphasized certain benefits (e.g. increasing patients’ treatment motivation and engagement), several concerns were also expressed, especially by psychiatrists who were generally unfamiliar with mobile apps. They feared being replaced; were afraid that patients would act as their own doctors, thereby damaging their health; stressed that mobile apps could not respond or be tailored to an individual the same way psychiatrists could tailor treatment to a patient.ConclusionsThe psychiatrists who were more likely to have concerns about mental health apps were those who were generally unfamiliar with the apps and/or thought the apps aim to replace, rather than support, face-to-face treatment. Thus, clinicians and patients should be familiarized with the use of such mobile apps and educated on how they could support the face-to-face treatment.
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Yin, Huifang, Klaas J. Wardenaar, Yuhao Wang, Nan Wang, Wenjin Chen, Yan Zhang, Guangming Xu, and Robert A. Schoevers. "Mobile Mental Health Apps in China: Systematic App Store Search." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 7 (July 27, 2020): e14915. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14915.

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Background Smartphones have become ubiquitous in China, offering a promising way to deliver mental health interventions; however, little is known about the current use and characteristics of smartphone apps for mental health. Objective The purpose of this study was to gain insight into mobile mental health apps available in China as of December 2018. Methods A systematic search was conducted to identify and evaluate the most downloaded apps from iOS and Android platforms. Apps were categorized according to their main purpose and downloaded to evaluate their content. Each app’s affiliation, cost, target users, information security, and evidence-based nature were evaluated. Results Of the 172 unique apps that were identified, there were 37 apps (21.5%) for psychological counseling, 50 apps (29.1%) for assessment, 12 apps (7.0%) to relieve stress, 24 apps (14.0%) for psychoeducation, and 49 (28.4%) multipurpose apps (ie, a combination of counseling and assessment). Most apps were developed for adults in the general population (166/172, 96.5%), rather than for psychiatric patients. App-based counseling was mostly provided by psychologists, and of the assessed apps, only 40% (70/172) used evidence-based scales to assess mental health problems such as anxiety or depressed mood. Guided meditation was used as the main technique in stress-relieving apps. Conclusions Many apps contained useful and evidence-based elements, such as good quality information, validated measurements, and useful meditation methods; however, for mobile apps to contribute significantly to mental health care in China, considerable challenges remain, including the need for more patient-focused apps that can actually take on the role of a health care provider. In addition, efficacy studies are needed.
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., Kartikey. "Digitalization of Mental Health Solution." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (June 30, 2021): 5368–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.35679.

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Research is based on the current market of mental health apps in the market and will there be a recession or boom in their use. Comparing famous mental health apps available and research about their common features and what features an app should have to get more downloads in the mental health domain. Discussion about mental health policies of India. Research on the mentality of Indians and Americans on mental illness and how both mindsets differ from each other.
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Miralles, Tena Ignacio. "Analysis and Development of a Platform for Generating Context-Aware Apps for Mental Health." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Jaume I, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668340.

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This work gathers a research carried out on the use of context-aware technologies in their application to the field of mental health. It starts performing a review of mobile technologies used in psychological interventions and extracting the characteristics and disorders most discussed; it continues to propose considerations to take into account in the development of this type of technologies to increase its chances of success, focusing on three areas of study: Context, Mental Health and Technology; The next contribution is the process of developing a platform that allows therapists to create their own mobile applications with geolocation to customize their own intervention tools, the development is based on the learning obtained in the first two contributions, it is described as an intervention example a hypothetical case of depression; Finally, the platform is validated with three patients suffering from two different disorders: Panic disorder and agoraphobia; and gambling disorder.
Este trabajo describe la investigación realizada sobre el uso de tecnologías sensibles al contexto en su aplicación al campo de la salud mental. Comienza realizando una revisión sistemática del uso de smartphones en intervenciones psicológicas y extrae las características y trastornos más analizados; continúa proponiendo unas consideraciones a tener en cuenta en el desarrollo de este tipo de tecnologías para aumentar sus posibilidades de éxito, centrándose en tres áreas de estudio: contexto, salud mental y tecnología; la siguiente contribución es el proceso de desarrollar una plataforma que permita a los terapeutas crear sus propias aplicaciones móviles con geolocalización para personalizar sus propias herramientas de intervención, el desarrollo se basa en el aprendizaje obtenido en las dos primeras contribuciones; finalmente, la plataforma está validada con tres pacientes que sufren dos trastornos diferentes: trastorno de pánico y agorafobia; y trastorno del juego.
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Berndt, Maranda Marie. "The Effects of Eating Disorder Disclosure on Interpersonal Attraction on Mobile Dating Apps." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31779.

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In the United States, stigma surrounding mental illness is ever present. With a large misrepresentation from the media, those suffering with mental illnesses, like eating disorders, often face different types of social rejection. Due to the stigma surrounding mental illness, and eating disorders, the disclosure of such an illness to another person can result in a negative impression of the sender. There is little research looking at how mental illness disclosures can affect the formation of a romantic relationship, specifically from the perspective of the receiver of a disclosure. Looking specifically at the format of mobile dating apps, this study looks at how a receiver?s initial attraction to a person changes, based on the presence of an eating disorder disclosure. Results found a correlation between stigma and attraction, however, disclosure type had no effect on attraction, or stigma.
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Rivoire, Isabelle, and Rebecka Ängvig. "Hur uttrycker ungdomar sitt mående? -En analys av inlägg i appen ”Här ligger jag…”." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25043.

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Bakgrund: Ungdomar i Sverige mår allt sämre psykiskt. Få söker hjälp hos vården när de mår dåligt. BUP har långa väntetider och därmed får få hjälp direkt när de behöver det. Ungdomar riskerar att försämras i sitt mående vid utebliven kontakt med vården. En app skulle kunna vara ett alternativ för dessa ungdomar innan de får möjlighet att komma till vården. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att belysa hur ungdomar som använder appen ”Här ligger jag…” uttrycker sitt mående. Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ ansats. Efter godkännande från användarna samlades data in från appen under en veckas tid, i mars 2020. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys användes för att analysera de 414 insamlade inläggen. Resultat: Resultatet består av fem kategorier av måenden. Det visade att ungdomarna har ett behov av att uttrycka sig kring ångest, depressiva symtom, ensamhet, hat och välbefinnande. Slutsats: Ungdomars behov att uttrycka sitt mående skulle kunna tillgodoses av en sjuksköterska med kunskap om ungdomar som ger vägledning till att hälsoappar finns att tillgå 24 timmar om dygnet. Ämnet psykisk ohälsa kan uppfattas som ett känsligt ämne att tala om och därför kan det vara lättare i ett forum där alla är anonyma.
Background: Mental health problems are increasing for adolescents in Sweden. Few of them seek help from health care when they are feeling unwell. Children and adolescents psychiatry in Sweden have excessive waiting lists for help seekers and therefore few who require help are getting it directly when needed. Adolescents are at risk of worsening their mental health status without available professional help. An mhealth app have the potential to be an alternative for adolescents with mental health problems before they have a chance to receive professional help. Objective: The aim of the study is to highlight how adolescents express their mood in the ”Här ligger jag…” app. Methods: This study has a qualitative approach to the field. The collection of data was carried out during one week in March of 2020 with consent from the users. A total of 414 posts was collected and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The result consist of five categories with expressions of feelings. It shows that adolescents have a need to express themselves about anxiety, depressive symptoms, loneliness, hatred and well-being. Conclusions: Nurses with knowledge about adolescents needs to express their mood could guide them to find mhealth apps which are available 24/7. Talking about mental health may be perceived as a difficult topic to discuss and therefore it may be easier in an anonymous forum.
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Theander, Freja, and Sofia Selenius. "Appar vid vård av psykisk ohälsa : En kvalitativ studie om psykiatripatienters attityder och behov." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-355083.

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Den psykiska ohälsan ökar internationellt och även i Sverige, samtidigt rapporteras den psykiatriska vården vara bristfällig på grund av sin låga tillgänglighet. Ett sätt att öka tillgängligheten av vården kan vara genom en smartphone-applikation. Men oavsett hur effektiv en app är, så tillför den ingenting om den inte används. Syftet med denna studie är därmed att utreda attityder till denna typ av digitalisering samt undersöka vilka appfunktioner som skulle möta psykiatripatienters behov. Studien baseras på kvalitativa intervjuer med personer som fått vård vid psykiatrin vid Akademiska sjukhuset i Uppsala och vi analyserar sedan empirimaterialet utifrån det teoretiska ramverket Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Studiens resultat visar på att samtliga av de deltagande psykiatripatienterna har överlag positiva attityder till konceptet att använda appar vid vård av psykisk ohälsa. De positiva attityderna grundar sig dock på förutsättningen att en sådan app ska utgöra ett komplement till den psykiatriska vård som finns idag. Slutligen presenterar studien även att det tyder på att de funktioner som lämpar sig väl för att möta psykiatripatienters behov är sådana som tillgängliggör psykiatrin genom att förmedla information snarare än att erbjuda behandling genom mobilapplikationen.
Mental illness is increasing, both globally and in Sweden. Meanwhile it is reported that the psychiatric care is inadequate because of its low availability. A solution to this problem is to increase the availability of care through a smartphone application. But no matter how effective an app might be, it will not solve anything if it is not used. The purpose of this study is therefore to investigate attitudes towards this kind of digitalization and to examine what kind of app functions that can meet patients needs. The study is based on qualitative interviews with persons that have received care from the psychiatry at Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala, Sweden. Furthermore, we analyze the empirical material by using the theoretical framework Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The results show that all of the participating patients generally have positive attitudes towards the concept of using apps for mental health care. Although, these positive attitudes require that a mental health app should be complementary to the psychiatric care available today, not replace it. Finally, the study also suggests that application functions that are well suited to meet the needs of the patients are those who make the mental health care more available by providing information rather than offering treatment through the application.
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Kelley, Marjorie M. "Engaging with mHealth to Improve Self-regulation: A Grounded Theory for Breast Cancer Survivors." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu157365193302496.

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Lee, Rebecca Anne. "Evaluation of an mHealth app : a pilot trial of "Destressify" on university student mental health." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62994.

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Background: One in five Canadians experience mental health issues with university students showing significantly higher rates of mental health problems than the general public. Current university support services are limited by factors such as available staff and finances, and social stigma has frequently been identified as an additional barrier that prevents students from accessing these resources. Mobile health (mHealth) apps are one form of alternative health support that is discrete and accessible to students, and while they are recognized as a promising alternative, there is limited research demonstrating their efficacy. Objective: To evaluate a mindfulness-based app’s (“DeStressify”) efficacy on stress, anxiety, depressive symptomology, sleep behaviour, work/class absenteeism, work/school productivity, and quality of life among university students. Methods: Full-time undergraduate students at a Canadian university with smartphones and internet access were recruited through in-class announcements and on-campus posters. Participants randomized into an experimental condition were given and instructed to use the Destressify app five days a week for four weeks. Control condition participants were wait-listed. All participants completed pre- and post-intervention online surveys to self-assess stress, anxiety, depressive symptomatology, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life. Results: 206 responses were collected at baseline with 163 participants completing the study (86 control, 77 experimental). Using Destressify was shown to reduce trait anxiety (P = .005) and improve general health (P = .001), energy (P = .005), and emotional wellbeing (P = .005) in university students, and more participants than expected by chance in the experimental condition believed their productivity improved between baseline and post-intervention measurements (P = iii .01). The app did not significantly improve stress, state anxiety, physical and social functioning, role limitations due to physical or emotional health problems, or pain (P > .05). Conclusions: Mindfulness-based apps may provide an effective alternative support for university student mental health. Universities and other institutions may benefit from promoting the use of Destressify or other mindfulness-based mHealth apps among students who are interested in methods of anxiety management or mindfulness-based self-driven health support. Future steps include examining Destressify and similar mHealth apps over a longer time period and in university staff and faculty.
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Pierce, Benjamin. "Tacting of Function in College Student Mental Health: An Online and App-Based Approach to Psychological Flexibility." DigitalCommons@USU, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7619.

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Mental and emotional health concerns among college students are prevalent and diverse in their symptom presentations. With increasing demands on counseling centers to provide efficient care and to address students with higher acuity or risk for harm, there has been an increased focus on identifying therapeutic targets that underlie a wide breadth of concerns to broaden the scope and impact of mental health services. Psychological inflexibility is one such target and refers to a combination of excessive avoidance of internal experiences coupled with a lack of actions that align with a person’s values. Interventions for psychological inflexibility aim to support people in reducing actions that are mostly about avoiding unwanted thoughts and feelings and actions that involve moving towards chosen values. Such interventions may produce changes in people’s actions in part through helping people notice and label the different roles their actions play in relation to thoughts, feelings, and personal values. However, the skill of noticing and labeling the purposes of one’s actions has not been studied in interventions for psychological inflexibility despite being discussed in theoretical writings. Training this skill may serve as a direct means of reducing psychological inflexibility and as a foundation for other interventions, thus it may be a relevant target in interventions for psychological inflexibility among college students. Given this, the present study developed and tested an intervention focused on noticing and labeling one’s actions as an intervention for psychological inflexibility in a college student sample, as delivered through web and app-based media. The study recruited 106 students with symptoms of depression and anxiety from a medium sized university in the Mountain West of the United States, and then randomly assigned them to either wait for eight weeks or receive a three-week online and app-based training for noticing and labeling avoidant and values-consistent actions. The results of the study indicated short-term effects on symptoms of depression and anxiety for participants who received the online and app-based training as compared with participants who were asked to wait, although both groups showed reductions in symptoms by the end of the study period. Participants did not report changes in the target skill of noticing and labeling their actions although the study did find larger reductions in psychological inflexibility among participants who received the training as compared with those asked to wait. Further, changes in psychological flexibility were related to changes in behavioral activity and life satisfaction, but not life quality. The results raise questions about the necessity of training the ability to notice and label one’s actions as a direct intervention mechanism for psychological inflexibility. The findings also suggest that changing inflexible patterns of behavior may be more important than the capacity to notice such changes. These results are further interpreted in relation to interventions for college student mental and emotional health.
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Matos, Saúl Tiago de Sousa Teixeira Pinto Mendes de. "Consulta de Enfermagem Especializada de Saúde Mental e Psiquiátrica: um contributo para a promoção da continuidade dos cuidados após alta hospitalar." Master's thesis, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal. Escola Superior de Saúde, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/28824.

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Mestrado em Enfermagem em Associação, Área de especialização: Enfermagem de Saúde Mental e Psiquiátrica
A perturbação mental é um dos principais problemas das sociedades atuais, preponderante na morbilidade das populações. Neste sentido, é importante que se definam estratégias e ações a desenvolver, visando contrariar esta tendência e edificar uma melhoria na saúde mental das pessoas. Neste prisma, a continuidade de cuidados surge como um dos contribuintes para a promoção da saúde mental e reabilitação psicossocial. Com este trabalho pretendemos compreender este fenómeno nosológico e quais as ferramentas para combater o incremento das perturbações mentais. Utilizamos a metodologia de projeto que foi concretizada através de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. A literatura evidencia que existe uma relação entre as intervenções do EEESMP, a continuidade de cuidados e a melhoria da condição de saúde da pessoa com perturbação mental. Conclui-se que o EEESMP tem um papel muito importante nos ganhos em saúde tanto para as pessoas acometidas por esta nosologia como para a sociedade onde se insere.
Mental disorder is one of the main problems of today's societies, preponderant in the morbidity of populations. In this sense, it is important to define strategies and actions to be developed to counteract this tendency and build an improvement in people's mental health. In this perspective, continuity of care emerges as a contributor to the promotion of mental health and psychosocial rehabilitation. With this work we intend to understand this nosological phenomenon and which tools to combat the increase of mental disorders. We used the project methodology that was performed through an integrative literature review. The literature shows that there is a relationship between EEESMP interventions, continuity of care and improvement of the health status of the person with mental disorder. It is concluded that the EEESMP plays a very important role in health gains, for both the people affected by this nosology and the society where it is inserted.
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Penteado, Priscilla Evelyn. "Retorno ao trabalho de trabalhadores de Enfermagem Oncológica após afastamento por transtornos mentais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/7/7140/tde-04122014-121133/.

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Introdução: O trabalhador de enfermagem que passa por afastamento de trabalho por transtorno mental enfrenta preconceitos e dificuldades, desde seu adoecimento e afastamento até o momento que retorna ao trabalho. As dificuldades e limitações sentidas para realizar as atividades e se reinserir na equipe de trabalho, ainda, são pouco estudadas, evidenciando a necessidade de uma maior compreensão sobre a problemática. Objetivo: O presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar a percepção dos trabalhadores de enfermagem oncológica afastados por transtornos mentais, sobre o retorno ao trabalho e elaborar propostas de intervenção que facilitem este retorno. Metodologia: O estudo foi desenvolvido na linha compreensiva e na abordagem qualitativa. A população foi de 564 trabalhadores de enfermagem de um hospital especializado em oncologia no Estado de São Paulo. A amostra intencional foi constituída por oito trabalhadores de enfermagem, sendo seis mulheres e dois homens, incluindo as categorias profissionais de técnicos de enfermagem e enfermeiros, que atenderam ao critério de inclusão, ou seja, que retornaram de afastamento por transtorno mental há, no máximo, seis meses. Após aprovação do projeto pelo Comitê de Ética, a coleta dos dados foi realizada através de questionário de caracterização dos sujeitos e entrevista individual, no período de junho a outubro de 2013. Para tratamento dos dados qualitativos foi utilizada a técnica da Análise Temática. Resultados: As categorias que emergiram dos relatos dos trabalhadores evidenciaram as relações entre o trabalho e o adoecimento psíquico: condições de trabalho, situações que os trabalhadores viviam na época do afastamento, situações enfrentadas ao retornar ao trabalho, estigma da doença mental e as propostas de intervenção. Com relação às condições de trabalho, observou-se que um dimensionamento inadequado e características inerentes ao trabalho em oncologia são percebidos pelos trabalhadores como fatores que levam ao degaste pelo trabalho. Quanto às situações que os trabalhadores viviam na época do afastamento, os relatos mostram que mesmo havendo uma sobreposição de problemas pessoais aos de trabalho, o trabalho foi fator decisivo para o adoecimento. Sobre as situações enfrentadas ao retornar ao trabalho, evidenciou-se as dificuldades em voltar atuar na assistência direta ao paciente e trabalhar em equipe. O estigma da doença mental se mostrou tanto antes quanto depois do afastamento, denotando dificuldades de compreensão dos sintomas e da cronicidade dos transtornos mentais. Os trabalhadores só tiveram acesso à assistência à saúde dentro da instituição, quando se tronou necessário entrar em afastamento de trabalho. As sugestões de propostas de intervenção de melhorias: na rotina de trabalho; no trabalho em equipe; no suporte à saúde do trabalhador. Conclusões: Os resultados apontam as seguintes necessidades: redimensionamento da equipe, levando em consideração as particularidades do trabalho de enfermagem em oncologia; minimizar o estigma da doença mental dentro da instituição, através esclarecimento das equipes; elaborar propostas de atendimento à saúde do trabalhador portador de transtorno mental.
Introduction: The nursing workers who live the sick leave by mental disorder face prejudices and difficulties, since the illness until the moment which returns to work. The restrictions for work in consequence of illness and reinsertion of worker in the daily life of work and in the team after this sick leave are still little studied, evidencing the need to a greater understanding about the theme. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the perception of oncology nursing workers after sick leave by mental disorders, about the return to work and elaborate proposals of intervention to facilitate this return. Methodology: This is a comprehensive study with qualitative approach developed with the nursing staff of an oncology hospital in São Paulo state. The sample consisted of 8 nursing workers, being 6 women and 2 men, which returned to sick leave by mental disorders in a maximum of six months. After project approval by the ethics committee, data collection began with a socio demographic questionnaire and after, an individual interview. The data collection was performed from June to October of 2013. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data analysis was conducted by Thematic Analysis technique. Results: The categories that emerged from reports of workers showed the relations between work and the psychic illness. With respect to the working conditions, was observed that the nursing staffing is inappropriate and inherent characteristics to work in oncology are perceived by workers as factors of strain processes by the work. About the situations that workers lived at the time of the sick leave, the reports show that although there an overlay of personal problems and work problems, the work was the deciding factor for the illness. About the situations faced to returning to work, was evident that the difficulties for back to act on patient assistance and for back to work in a team. The stigma of mental disorders, both before and after of the sick leave, showed the difficulties of understanding the symptoms of mental disorders and the chronicity of these diseases. The workers only had access to occupational health in the institution, when it was necessary to request the sick leave. Intervention proposals suggestions for improvements: in the routine of work; teamwork; in supporting workers \' health. Conclusion: The results show the following needs: changes in the nursing staffing considering the particularities about the oncology nursing work; minimize the stigma of mental disorders in the institution, through the clarification of the teams; elaborate proposals for occupational health, for workers with mental disorders.
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Chen, Tianran. "A Mobile App Design to Motivate Help-Seeking Behavior in University Students with Mental Illness." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1623241946373706.

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Teen Mental Health in an Online World: Supporting Young People Around Their Use of Social Media, Apps, Gaming, Texting and the Rest. Kingsley Publishers, Jessica, 2018.

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Woollard, James, and Victoria Betton. Teen Mental Health in an Online World: Supporting Young People Around Their Use of Social Media, Apps, Gaming, Texting and the Rest. Kingsley Publishers, Jessica, 2018.

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Kreitmair, Karola V., and Mildred K. Cho. The neuroethical future of wearable and mobile health technology. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198786832.003.0005.

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Wearable and mobile health technology is becoming increasingly pervasive, both in professional healthcare settings and with individual consumers. This chapter delineates the various functionalities of this technology and identifies its different purposes. It then addresses the ethical challenges that this pervasiveness poses in the areas of accuracy and reliability of the technology, privacy and confidentiality of data, consent, and the democratization of healthcare. It also looks at mobile mental health apps as a case study to elucidate the discussion of ethical issues. Finally, the chapter turns to the question of how this technology and the associated “quantification of the self” affect traditional modes of epistemic access to and phenomenological conceptions of the self.
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Darcy, Alison, and Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit. Mobile Device Applications for the Assessment and Treatment of Eating Disorders. Edited by W. Stewart Agras and Athena Robinson. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190620998.013.27.

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Mobile devices and applications (apps) are increasingly used in clinical practice, offering reconceptualization of and novel avenues to tracking symptoms and delivery of more personalized interventions. This chapter reviews the burgeoning approaches to the integration of mobile in screening and treating individuals with eating disorders. Promising methods of data collection such as ecological momentary assessments enhance the capabilities of detecting symptoms and recognizing patterns—both are fundamental to the screening, evaluation, and monitoring of eating disorders and lay the foundations for better treatment design. More recent advances in machine learning allow ecological momentary interventions to be delivered and continuously optimized at the individual level in real time. This chapter explores what this means for the future of personalized treatment for eating disorders, referring to apps that integrate these mechanisms. Finally, the chapter provides a framework for evaluating mobile device mental health apps in clinical care.
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Norman, Marcella K., and Kenady Kitchen. Mental Health, What's That? : Let's Explore: An Introduction to Mental Health for Children. BookBaby, 2022.

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Evans, Dwight L., Edna B. Foa, Raquel E. Gur, Herbert Hendin, Charles P. O'Brien, Daniel Romer, Martin E. P. Seligman, and B. Timothy Walsh, eds. Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780199928163.001.0001.

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Sponsored by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Sunnylands Trust, this book provides a major update since the first edition in 2006. It addresses the state of our knowledge about mental health disorders in the teenage years, a developmental period when behavior and the brain are still “plastic.” Here, six commissions established by the APPC and the Sunnylands Trust pool their expertise on adolescent anxiety, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, eating disorders, and suicide in sections that define each disorder, outline and assess treatments, discuss prevention strategies, and suggest a research agenda based on what we know and don’t know about these conditions. Two additional behavioral disorders—gambling and Internet addiction—are covered in this edition. As a counterpoint to its primary focus on mental illness, the volume also incorporates the latest research from a seventh commission—on positive youth development—which addresses how we can fully prepare young people to be happy and successful throughout their lives. Concluding chapters discuss other relevant issues: the stigma of mental illness and the research, policy, and practice context for the delivery of evidence-based treatments. Integrating the work of scholars in both psychology and psychiatry, this work will be an essential volume for academics and practicing clinicians and will serve as a wake-up call to mental health professionals and policymakers alike about the state of our nation's response to the needs of adolescents with mental disorders.
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Brunner, Adam W. Substance Abuse Treatment & Men's Behavioral Health Needs. Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2014.

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Galinsky, Omri. America's Substance Abuse & Mental Health Workforce: Issues and Needs. Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2013.

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Khanna, Muniya S., and Tommy Chou. Electronic Communication, Telehealth, and Social Media. Edited by Thomas H. Ollendick, Susan W. White, and Bradley A. White. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190634841.013.46.

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Explosive growth of communication technologies and increased ubiquity of Internet access in both urban and rural communities and particularly in youth have occurred. Coupled with concerns regarding limitations to traditional service provision models, researchers and practitioners are looking to affordable, acceptable technologies to expand the reach of evidence-based care and reduce barriers to intervention and unmet need in areas with few providers. This chapter describes the present literature on use of video teleconferencing, web-based programs, social media, and smartphone apps to enhance mental health intervention delivery, psychiatric assessment, and training and supervision. The strengths of the various delivery methods are discussed for providing empirically supported mental healthcare, focusing on implications related to science and practice with children and families. Outlined also are current limitations, risks, and challenges to technology-mediated services, including the significant gaps in the evidence base underlying these technologies and the legal, ethical, and safety issues that remain.
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Tomm, Winnie. Bodied Mindfulness: Women's Spirits, Bodies and Places. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010.

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Book chapters on the topic "Mental Health Apps"

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Lindhiem, Oliver, and Jordan L. Harris. "Apps for Mental Health." In Technology and Adolescent Mental Health, 255–64. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69638-6_18.

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Johnston, Carolyn. "Smartphone apps for mental health." In Digital Health Technologies, 47–62. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003220190-4.

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Luxton, David D. "Behavioral and mental health apps." In Using technology in mental health practice., 43–61. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000085-004.

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Chan, Steven, John B. Torous, Ladson Hinton, and Peter M. Yellowlees. "Psychiatric Apps: Patient Self-Assessment, Communication, and Potential Treatment Interventions." In e-Mental Health, 217–29. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20852-7_11.

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Augusto Bordini, Rogério, and Oliver Korn. "Gamification and Mobile Apps: Allies in Reducing Loneliness Among Young Adults." In Mental Health | Atmospheres | Video Games, 87–102. Bielefeld, Germany: transcript Verlag, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839462645-009.

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The isolation measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic brought light to discussions related to the importance of meaningful social relationships as a basic need to human well-being. But even before the pandemic outbreak in the years 2020 and 2021, organizations and scholars were already drawing attention to the growing numbers related to lonely people in the world (World Economic Forum, 2019). Loneliness is an emotional distress caused by the lack of meaningful social connections, which affects people worldwide across all age groups, mainly young adults (Rook, 1984). The use of digital technologies has gained prominence as a means of alleviating the distress. As an example, studies have shown the benefits of using digital games both to stimulate social interactions (Steinfield, Ellison & Lampe, 2008) and to enhance the effects of digital interventions for mental health treatments, through gamification (Fleming et al., 2017). It is with these aspects in mind that the gamified app Noneliness was designed with the intention of reducing loneliness rates among young students at a German university. In addition to sharing the related works that supported the application development, this chapter also presents the aspects considered for the resource's design, its main functionalities, and the preliminary results related to the reduction of loneliness in the target audience.
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Abhishek, B. P., and Abdulaziz Saleh Almudhi. "Utility of Apps in Speech and Language Therapy." In Telerehabilitation in Communication Disorders and Mental Health, 54–74. B1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura Road New Delhi 110 044: SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9789353885915.n3.

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An, Soontae, and Hannah Lee. "Adoption of Mobile Apps for Mental Health: Socio-psychological and Technological Factors." In Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 29–37. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98551-0_4.

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Gallese, Chiara. "Legal Issues of the Use of Chatbot Apps for Mental Health Support." In Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Complex Systems Simulation. The PAAMS Collection, 258–67. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18697-4_21.

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Khalili-Mahani, Najmeh, and Sylvain Tran. "The Bigger Picture of Digital Interventions for Pain, Anxiety and Stress: A Systematic Review of 1200+ Controlled Trials." In Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Health, Operations Management, and Design, 67–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06018-2_5.

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AbstractThe aim of this systematic scoping review was to gain a better understanding of research trends in digital mental health care. We focused on comorbid conditions: depression, anxiety, and pain–which continue to affect an estimated 20% of world population and require complex and continuous social and medical care provisions. We searched all randomized controlled trials on PubMed until May 2021 for any articles that used a form of information and communication technology (ICT) in relation to primary outcomes anxiety, pain, depression, or stress. From 1285 articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria, 890 were randomized trials with nearly 70% satisfactory outcomes. For depression and anxiety, the most frequently reported, were web-based, or mobile apps used for self-monitoring, and guided interventions. For pain, VR-based interventions or games were more prevalent, especially as tools for distraction, or as stimuli for mechanistic studies of pain or anxiety. We discuss gaps in knowledge and challenges that relate to the human factors in digital health applications, and underline the need for a practical and conceptual framework for capturing and reporting such variations.
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Burnside, Anna M., and Penelope Brown. "Mental health legislation." In Psychiatry: Breaking the ICE, 532–38. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118557211.app5.

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Conference papers on the topic "Mental Health Apps"

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Saini, Shalini, Dhiral Panjwani, and Nitesh Saxena. "Mobile Mental Health Apps: Alternative Intervention or Intrusion?" In 2022 19th Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security & Trust (PST). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pst55820.2022.9851975.

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Diano, Federico, Michela Ponticorvo, and Luigia Simona Sica. "Mental Health Mobile Apps to Empower Psychotherapy: A Narrative Review." In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for Extended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/metroxraine54828.2022.9967663.

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Suruliraj, Banuchitra, and Rita Orji. "Federated Learning Framework for Mobile Sensing Apps in Mental Health." In 2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/segah54908.2022.9978600.

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Michel, Toni, Petr Slovak, and Geraldine Fitzpatrick. "An explorative review of youth mental health apps for prevention and promotion." In 13th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare - Demos and Posters. EAI, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.20-5-2019.2283578.

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Pieritz, Svenja, Mohammed Khwaja, A. Aldo Faisal, and Aleksandar Matic. "Personalised Recommendations in Mental Health Apps: The Impact of Autonomy and Data Sharing." In CHI '21: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445523.

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Saoane Thach, Kong, and Thi Phuong Nam Phan. "Persuasive Design Principles in Mental Health Apps: A Qualitative Analysis of User Reviews." In 2019 IEEE-RIVF International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies (RIVF). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/rivf.2019.8713753.

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Drissi, Nidal, and Sofia Ouhbi. "On the Involvement of Mental Healthcare Professionals in the Co-design of Highly-rated Anxiety Apps." In 14th International Conference on Health Informatics. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010183102810287.

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Saoane Thach, Kong. "A Qualitative Analysis of User Reviews on Mental Health Apps: Who Used it? for What? and Why?" In 2019 IEEE-RIVF International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies (RIVF). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/rivf.2019.8713726.

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Spors, Velvet, Hanne Gesine Wagner, Martin Flintham, Pat Brundell, and David Murphy. "Selling Glossy, Easy Futures: A Feminist Exploration of Commercial Mental-Health-focused Self-Care Apps’ Descriptions in the Google Play Store." In CHI '21: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445500.

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Wilson, Holly, and Liesje Donkin. "UNDERSTANDING NEW ZEALAND ADULTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH." In International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends. inScience Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact011.

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"E-health has transformed healthcare by improving access and reach of health services, which is now more critical than ever given the COVID-19 pandemic. One aspect of e-health is the delivery of health interventions via the internet or through smartphone apps, known as digital interventions (DI). These DI can improve physical and mental health for people, by modifying behaviour and improving illness management. Despite, the benefits of DI use remains low. One explanation for this low usage is people’s attitudes towards DI. Indeed, having a positive attitude towards DI is associated with an increased likelihood of wanting to engage with DI. Therefore, people’s attitudes towards digital interventions are important in understanding if people are willing to engage with them. To date, limited research exists about attitudes and much of this varies based on region and population. Along, with understanding people’s attitudes it is important to understand what shapes people’s attitudes towards these interventions. Therefore, this study sought to determine New Zealand (NZ) adults’ attitudes towards DI and what shapes these attitudes. In order to address these questions a cross-sectional survey was used. Results indicate that NZ adults have neutral to somewhat positive attitudes to DI and their attitudes are influenced by common factors including: beliefs about accessibility of DI and the COVID-19 experience. These findings suggest that some NZ adults have a positive attitudes to DI, but overall people’s attitudes needed to be addressed to ensure people are ready to use DI."
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Agarwal, Smisha, Madhu Jalan, Holly C. Wilcox, Ritu Sharma, Rachel Hill, Emily Pantalone, Johannes Thrul, Jacob C. Rainey, and Karen A. Robinson. Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.23970/ahrqepctb41.

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Background. Mental health mobile applications (apps) have the potential to expand the provision of mental health and wellness services to traditionally underserved populations. There is a lack of guidance on how to choose wisely from the thousands of mental health apps without clear evidence of safety, efficacy, and consumer protections. Purpose. This Technical Brief proposes a framework to assess mental health mobile applications with the aim to facilitate selection of apps. The results of applying the framework will yield summary statements on the strengths and limitations of the apps and are intended for use by providers and patients/caregivers. Methods. We reviewed systematic reviews of mental health apps and reviewed published and gray literature on mental health app frameworks, and we conducted four Key Informant group discussions to identify gaps in existing mental health frameworks and key framework criteria. These reviews and discussions informed the development of a draft framework to assess mental health apps. Iterative testing and refinement of the framework was done in seven successive rounds through double application of the framework to a total of 45 apps. Items in the framework with an interrater reliability under 90 percent were discussed among the evaluation team for revisions of the framework or guidance. Findings. Our review of the existing frameworks identified gaps in the assessment of risks that users may face from apps, such as privacy and security disclosures and regulatory safeguards to protect the users. Key Informant discussions identified priority criteria to include in the framework, including safety and efficacy of mental health apps. We developed the Framework to Assist Stakeholders in Technology Evaluation for Recovery (FASTER) to Mental Health and Wellness and it comprises three sections: Section 1. Risks and Mitigation Strategies, assesses the integrity and risk profile of the app; Section 2. Function, focuses on descriptive aspects related to accessibility, costs, organizational credibility, evidence and clinical foundation, privacy/security, usability, functions for remote monitoring of the user, access to crisis services, and artificial intelligence (AI); and Section 3. Mental Health App Features, focuses on specific mental health app features, such as journaling and mood tracking. Conclusion. FASTER may be used to help appraise and select mental health mobile apps. Future application, testing, and refinements may be required to determine the framework’s suitability and reliability across multiple mental health conditions, as well as to account for the rapidly expanding applications of AI, gamification, and other new technology approaches.
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