Introduction: Major depression affects over 300 million people worldwide, but cases are often detected late or remain undetected. This…
Medicine & Health
mHealth for Mental Health
Mental health disorders are common and effective treatments are often available, however affected individuals often struggle to access care. Mobile health (mHealth) resources are increasingly significant tools for mental health care and support, and can overcome barriers to access due to geography, overall health, transportation access, and more. Mobile technologies and applications are accessible and available to users twenty-four hours a day, and can be readily adaptable to individual needs or incorporated into a larger care plan. This PLOS ONE collection brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary research into mobile health solutions for mental health.
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PLOS ONE Screening accuracy of a 14-day smartphone ambulatory assessment of depression symptoms and mood dynamics in a general population sample: Comparison with the PHQ-9 depression screening
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PLOS ONE Validation of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS)
Background: Mobile health apps (MHA) have the potential to improve health care. The commercial MHA market is rapidly growing, but the…
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PLOS ONE The difference in knowledge and attitudes of using mobile health applications between actual user and non-user among adults aged 50 and older
Background: Despite the great benefits of mobile health applications (mHAs) in managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) internationally,…
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PLOS ONE A user-centred design framework for mHealth
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) has the potential to improve access to healthcare, especially in developing countries. The…
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PLOS ONE Feasibility and outcomes of a multi-function mobile health approach for the schizophrenia spectrum: App4Independence (A4i)
Relative to the large investments in mobile health (mHealth) strategies for mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression, the…
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PLOS ONE Effect of self-monitoring on long-term patient engagement with mobile health applications
Despite the growing adoption of the mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps), few studies address concerns with low retention rates.…
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PLOS ONE Demonstrating the reliability of transdiagnostic mHealth Routine Outcome Monitoring in mental health services using experience sampling technology
Background: Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) should provide a dynamic, within-treatment forward feedback loop to guide individual treatment…
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PLOS ONE Mobile Health Apps to Facilitate Self-Care: A Qualitative Study of User Experiences
Objective: Consumers are living longer, creating more pressure on the health system and increasing their requirement for self-care of…
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PLOS ONE Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Phone Intervention for Improving Adherence to Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorders
Background: Naltrexone is a front-line treatment for alcohol use disorders, but its efficacy is limited by poor medication adherence. This…
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PLoS ONE Testing an mHealth Momentary Assessment Routine Outcome Monitoring Application: A Focus on Restoration of Daily Life Positive Mood States
Background: Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) is used as a means to enrich the process of treatment with feedback on patient outcomes,…