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

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 digita

SUBMITTER: Pineda BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364001 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature