Technological State of the Art of Electronic Mental Health Interventions for Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Electronic mental (e-mental) health care for depression aims to overcome barriers to and limitations of face-to-face treatment. Owing to the high and growing demand for mental health care, a large number of such information and communication technology systems have been developed in recent years. Consequently, a diverse system landscape formed. OBJECTIVE:This literature review aims to give an overview of this landscape of e-mental health systems for the prevention and treatment of major depressive disorder, focusing on three main research questions: (1) What types of systems exist? (2) How technologically advanced are these systems? (3) How has the system landscape evolved between 2000 and 2017? METHODS:Publications eligible for inclusion described e-mental health software for t

SUBMITTER: Burger F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997926 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature