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Clinicians and patients have expressed considerable interest in digital interventions (i.e., smartphone applications) for mental health. Three research teams have published observations about current developments.
Young and colleagues looked at prevalence of cellphone use in patients with serious mental illness in two public clinics. Among 249 patients, 86% owned mobile phones (smartphones, 60%) and used them variably for texting, Internet, and e-mail; 45% had already used apps.
Garrido and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 studies (including 27 randomized, controlled trials) of digital mental health interventions (including text messages and computer games) used by young people with depression or anxiety (age r…