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ReviewHealth care science2025

Advancing Mental Health Care: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Tools and Technologies for Enhancing Diagnosis, Treatment, and Wellness.

Muhammad Khalid Anser, Agha Amad Nabi, Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro, Khalid Zaman

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Review in Health care science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Muhammad Khalid AnserDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Rize Turkey.
Agha Amad NabiDepartment of Business Administration Government College University Hyderabad Hyderabad, Sindh Pakistan.
Ishfaq AhmadLahore Business School (LBS), Faculty of Management Sciences The University of Lahore Lahore Pakistan.
Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi AbroDepartment of Production and Systems Engineering Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) Pato Branco Campus Brazil.
Khalid ZamanDepartment of Economics The University of Haripur Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2585-2790

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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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artificial intelligencedigital mental health toolsmental health interventionsonline therapy platformsvirtual reality therapywearable devices

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PMID40568629
PMCPMC12185383

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