Smartphone apps for mental health: systematic review of the literature and five recommendations for clinical translation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Providing adequate access to mental health services is a global challenge. Smartphone apps offer a potentially cost-effective, available and accessible solution for monitoring, supporting and treating mental health conditions. This systematic review describes and evaluates the usage of smartphone apps across a wide range of mental health disorders in terms of clinical effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability.

Design

This is a systematic review of studies examining treatment, self-monitoring and multipurpose smartphone apps for mental health disorders.

Data sources

Studies were identified through a comprehensive search of the Ovid and PubMed databases. Articles published up to 14 January 2024 were included based on predefined criteria.

Eligibility cri

SUBMITTER: Almuqrin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815452 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature