Ignacio Miralles|Carlos Granell|Laura Díaz-Sanahuja|William Van Woensel|Juana Bretón-López|Adriana Mira|Diana Castilla|Sven Casteleyn
Smartphone Apps for the Treatment of Mental Disorders: Systematic Review
Universitat Jaume I|Universitat Jaume I|Universitat Jaume I|Dalhousie University|Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition|Universitat Jaume I|Universitat de València|Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition|Universitat de València|Universitat Jaume I
background smartphone apps increasingly popular means delivering psychological interventions patients suffering mental disorder line popularity need analyze summarize state art psychological technical perspective objective study aimed systematically review literature use smartphones psychological interventions systematic review following objectives 1 analyze coverage mental disorders research articles per year 2 study types assessment research articles per mental disorder per year 3 map use advanced technical features sensors novel software features personalization social media per mental disorder 4 provide overview smartphone apps per mental disorder 5 provide overview key characteristics empirical assessments rigorous designs ie randomized controlled trials rcts methods preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses guidelines systematic reviews followed performed searches scopus web science american psychological association psycnet medical literature analysis retrieval system online covering period 6 years 20132018 included papers described use smartphone apps deliver psychological interventions known mental disorders formed multidisciplinary teams comprising experts psychology computer science select classify articles based psychological technical features results found 158 articles met inclusion criteria observed increasing interest smartphonebased interventions time research targeted disorders high prevalence depressive 31158196 anxiety disorders 18158 114 total 727 115158 papers focused six mental disorders depression anxiety trauma stressorrelated substancerelated addiction schizophrenia spectrum psychotic disorders combination disorders half known mental disorders scarcely lt3 represented increasing number studies dedicated assessing clinical effects rcts still minority 25158 158 technical viewpoint interventions leveraging improved modalities screen sound interactivity smartphones sparingly leveraged truly novel capabilities sensors alternative delivery paradigms analytical methods conclusions need designing interventions full breadth mental disorders rather primarily focusing prevalent disorders contend increasingly systematic focus involving rcts needed improve robustness trustworthiness assessments regarding technical aspects argue exploration innovative use novel capabilities smartphones needed fully realize potential treatment mental health disorders