Concepts for the Integration and Implementation of mHealth Apps for Patients With Mental Disorders: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental and behavioral disorders affect approximately 28% of the adult population in Germany per year, with treatment being provided through a diverse health care system. Yet there are access and capacity problems in outpatient mental health care. One innovation that could help reduce these barriers and improve the current state of care is the use of mobile health (mHealth) apps, known in Germany as Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen (DiGA). DiGA are certified apps reimbursed by statutory health insurance funds. They are evaluated before use, for example, by proving their medical benefit in clinical studies, or approved for use according to the concept of "coverage with evidence development." Most DiGA currently included in the DiGA directory are approved for use by people w

SUBMITTER: Plescher F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455162 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature