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[Smartphone apps as a new psychiatric treatment]
Anette Ellegaard Dalum1, Sidse Arnfred
1Kompetencecenter for Rehabilitering og Recovery, Psykiatrisk Center Ballerup, Maglevænget 2, 2750 Ballerup. anette.ellegaard.dalum@regionh.dk.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|October 9, 2014
Summary
Mental health smartphone apps are rapidly increasing. While four small trials show promise, their results require caution as they were not randomized controlled trials.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Digital Health
- Mental Healthcare Technology
Context:
- Growing number of smartphone applications targeting mental health conditions.
- Increasing interest in utilizing mobile health (mHealth) interventions in psychiatric care.
- Exploration of digital tools for mental health support and treatment.
Purpose:
- To review the literature on smartphone apps for mental health.
- To discuss opportunities and theoretical considerations for using these apps in psychiatric treatment.
- To provide an overview of current mHealth approaches in Denmark.
Summary:
- A systematic literature search identified four small clinical trials with positive outcomes.
- These trials investigated the efficacy of smartphone applications in mental health.
- However, a lack of randomized controlled trials necessitates cautious interpretation of findings.
Impact:
- Highlights the potential of digital mental health solutions.
- Underscores the need for rigorous, randomized controlled trials in this field.
- Informs future research and development of evidence-based mHealth interventions for psychiatric care.
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