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. 2017 May 1;68(5):427-429.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600541. Epub 2017 Apr 17.

Three Problems With Current Digital Mental Health Research . . . and Three Things We Can Do About Them

David C Mohr  1 , Ken R Weingardt  1 , Madhu Reddy  1 , Stephen M Schueller  1
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Three Problems With Current Digital Mental Health Research . . . and Three Things We Can Do About Them

David C Mohr et al. Psychiatr Serv. .

Abstract

An increasingly large body of randomized controlled trials has demonstrated the efficacy of mental health technologies, such as Web-based and mobile interventions, to prevent and treat mental disorders and increase psychological well-being. However, there is little evidence that these tools can be successfully implemented in clinical settings. The authors highlight three widely held misconceptions that they believe are holding back the field, and they reconceptualize the issues to strengthen the path toward implementation and accelerate innovation.

Keywords: Computer technology; Research/service delivery.

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