Smartphone Apps for the Treatment of Mental Disorders: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smartphone apps are an increasingly popular means for delivering psychological interventions to patients suffering from a mental disorder. In line with this popularity, there is a need to analyze and summarize the state of the art, both from a psychological and technical perspective.

Objective

This study aimed to systematically review the literature on the use of smartphones for psychological interventions. Our systematic review has the following objectives: (1) analyze the coverage of mental disorders in research articles per year; (2) study the types of assessment in research articles per mental disorder per year; (3) map the use of advanced technical features, such as sensors, and novel software features, such as personalization and social media, per mental dis

SUBMITTER: Miralles I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7163422 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature