Scaling evidence-based treatments through digital mental health.
2020/11/01 by Stephen M. Schueller, John Torous · 31 citations
Psychology · Health Professions · #Digital Mental Health Interventions #Mental Health Research Topics #Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
paper · doi:10.1037/amp0000654
Abstract
A large number of Internet websites, mobile apps, wearable devices, and video games that are hoped to improve behavioral, cognitive, and affective targets associated with mental health have been developed. Although technology provides the promising potential to help spread evidence-based mental health treatments, that potential is still largely unrealized. The vast majority of technology-based mental health products, deemed digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), have not been tested and show little fidelity to evidence-based treatments. Furthermore, best practices around the use of technologies in clinical services are underdeveloped and few clinicians have been trained to integrate these tools in their practice. We present an overview of DMHIs and discuss key aspects related to their implementation. We organize these aspects according to the Consolidating Framework for Implementation Research, a framework that identifies constructs related to effective implementation. These constructs are categorized into 5 domains including characteristics of DMHIs, the individuals involved, associated processes, the inner setting, and the outer setting. Our goal is to highlight key areas of consideration for leveraging technology to support the implementation of evidence-based treatments and to emphasize challenges and opportunities that come from using technology to scale evidence-based mental health treatments. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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