Prevention of mental health issues in the young: A randomised controlled evaluation of an e-mental health application for young adults to enhance mental health literacy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mental health of young adults is deteriorating. Reasons for this are manifold, ranging from biological factors (e.g. entering a vulnerable developmental phase) to crisis-related external events (e.g. COVID-19 pandemic). Accordingly, easily accessible and universal prevention for the young is needed. Mobile Health (mHealth) interventions are on the rise and especially promising for this age group, due to numerous benefits, such as low threshold, temporal and local flexibility and high scalability. However, the effectiveness and acceptance of mHealth interventions as prevention measures are missing empirical evidence.

Method

In a two-arm randomised controlled trial design, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental health app, the 'Mental Health

SUBMITTER: Krokos O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482343 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature