Effectiveness of digital interventions for eight mental disorders: A meta-analytic synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In this unified series of meta-analyses, we integrate the effects of digital interventions in adults with mental disorders compared to inactive controls. We cover eight indications: depressive disorder, insomnia, specific phobias, generalized anxiety, panic, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Methods

Digital intervention trials in patients with a diagnosed mental disorder (confirmed by clinical interviews) were extracted from the Metapsy living databases for psychological treatments. Standardized meta-analyses were conducted to pool effects for each disorder, as well as separately for guided and unguided treatments. We also examined study dropout rates, conducted meta-regression analyses stratified by disorder, and identified

SUBMITTER: Harrer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12284662 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature