Mobile Apps for Mental Health Issues: Meta-Review of Meta-Analyses

2020338 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Tania Lecomte · Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec

Stéphane Potvin · Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec

Marc Corbière · Université du Québec à Montréal

Stéphane Guay · Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec

Crystal Samson · Université de Montréal

Briana Cloutier · Université de Montréal

Audrey Francoeur

Abstract

This meta-review revealed that apps for anxiety and depression hold great promise with clear clinical advantages, either as stand-alone self-management or as adjunctive treatments. More meta-analyses and more quality studies are needed to recommend apps for other mental health issues or for specific populations.

Topics & Keywords

Digital Mental Health Interventions Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Mental Health Research Topics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: JMIR mhealth and uhealth

Volume 8, Issue 5, pp. e17458-e17458

DOI: 10.2196/17458

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