Do mental health mobile apps work: evidence and recommendations for designing high-efficacy mental health mobile apps.
Do mental health mobile apps work: evidence and recommendations for designing high-efficacy mental health mobile apps.
P. Chandrashekar
2018 · DOI: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.03.02
mHealth · 280 Citations
TLDR
Smartphone-based mental health apps represent a unique opportunity to expand the availability and quality of mental health treatment and provide real-time advice on diagnosis, treatment, and support.
Abstract
Smartphone-based mental health apps represent a unique opportunity to expand the availability and quality of mental health treatment. The number of mobile health (mHealth) apps focused on mental health has rapidly increased; a 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) survey of 15,000 mHealth apps revealed that 29% focus on mental health diagnosis, treatment, or support (1).