reviewBMJ Mental HealthFeb 1, 2023DIAMOND OA

Digital mental health: challenges and next steps

KSKatharine SmithCBCharlotte BleaseMFMaria Faurholt‐JepsenJFJoseph FirthTVTom Van Daele

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust · University of Oxford · +29 more institutions

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Abstract

Digital innovations in mental health offer great potential, but present unique challenges. Using a consensus development panel approach, an expert, international, cross-disciplinary panel met to provide a framework to conceptualise digital mental health innovations, research into mechanisms and effectiveness and approaches for clinical implementation. Key questions and outputs from the group were agreed by consensus, and are presented and discussed in the text and supported by case examples in an accompanying appendix. A number of key themes emerged. (1) Digital approaches may work best across traditional diagnostic systems: we do not have effective ontologies of mental illness and…

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  • Mental health
  • Digital health
  • Psychological intervention
  • Quality (philosophy)
  • Key (lock)
  • Health care
  • Mental illness
  • Knowledge management
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