ReviewHealth care science2025
Advancing Mental Health Care: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Tools and Technologies for Enhancing Diagnosis, Treatment, and Wellness.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- MyADHD: A therapist-guided internet-delivered intervention for adult ADHD - Results from a single-armed open clinical trial in routine care.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Current Landscape of Mental Health Conversational Agents From a Trauma-Informed Care Lens: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- ChatGPT-Assisted Patient Counselling in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM): A Pilot Feasibility Study.Journal of otology · 2026Article
- The role of digital mental health resources in encouraging help-seeking: A qualitative study of university students' experiences.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Mobile internet use, physical exercise and depression levels: mediating mechanism and empirical evidence.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The development of a performance evaluation index system for internet hospitals in Qingdao, China: A Delphi consensus study.SAGE open medicine · 2026Article
- Adolescents' and youths' perceived barriers and facilitators to engaging with digital mental health interventions for depression and anxiety: A scoping review.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- A Prompt Engineering Framework for Large Language Model-Based Mental Health Chatbots: Conceptual Framework.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Digital Technologies and Student Mental Health: Risks of Social Media and the Promise of Virtual Reality and Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Interventions.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
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Abstract
An individual's mental health influences their capacity to think effectively, feel emotionally stable, and perform daily activities. As mental health concerns become more prevalent worldwide, new awareness and diagnostic and treatment tactics are needed. Digital tools and technology are helping solve these problems by providing scalable, tailored solutions for large populations. This detailed review examines mental health-promoting internet tools. Smartphone applications, web-based therapy systems, wearable tech, artificial intelligence-powered resources, and virtual reality (VR) technologies were evaluated for efficacy and side effects. PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar were carefully searched. Search terms included "digital mental health tools," "online therapy," and "AI in mental health." Randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses of digital technology and mental health were included from among the literature published after 2010. Cognitive behavioral therapy methods, mood monitoring, and mindfulness exercises are among the numerous features of smartphone applications that have been demonstrated to mitigate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and tension. Online therapy platforms let marginalized individuals obtain therapy remotely. Wearable technology may detect heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep length, which may reveal mental health difficulties. Chatbots employ machine learning algorithms and natural language processing to deliver customized support and show promise for quick intervention. Exposure therapy for anxiety and trauma is increasingly using virtual reality environments. Although digital mental health therapies face challenges in relation to data privacy, limited long-term efficacy, and technological inequality, digital technologies are modernizing mental healthcare. By offering inexpensive and effective alternatives to traditional therapies, digital technologies may help healthcare systems meet the growing demand for mental health services and overall well-being.
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