Steven Chan1,2,3, Haley Godwin4, Alvaro Gonzalez4, Peter M Yellowlees4, Donald M Hilty5,6. 1. Division of Hospital Medicine Clinical Informatics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. steven@berkeley.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. steven@berkeley.edu. 3. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. steven@berkeley.edu. 4. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. 5. Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, CA, USA. 6. University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Mental health practitioners should understand the features of current, publicly available apps; the features of novel, research apps; and issues behind the integration of mobile apps and digital health services into clinical workflows. RECENT FINDINGS: The review is based on a research literature and the authors' clinical and healthcare administration experiences. Articles searched-on telepsychiatry, telemental health, mobile mental health, informatics, cellular phone, ambulatory monitoring, telemetry, and algorithms-were restricted to 2016 and 2017. Technologies are used in a variety of clinical settings, including patients with varying mental illness severity, social supports, and technological literacy. Good practices for evaluating apps, understanding user needs, and training and educating users can increase success rates. Ethics and risk management should be considered. Mobile apps are versatile. Integrating apps into psychiatric treatment requires addressing both patient and clinical workflows, design and usability principles, accessibility, social concerns, and digital health literacy.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Mental health practitioners should understand the features of current, publicly available apps; the features of novel, research apps; and issues behind the integration of mobile apps and digital health services into clinical workflows. RECENT FINDINGS: The review is based on a research literature and the authors' clinical and healthcare administration experiences. Articles searched-on telepsychiatry, telemental health, mobile mental health, informatics, cellular phone, ambulatory monitoring, telemetry, and algorithms-were restricted to 2016 and 2017. Technologies are used in a variety of clinical settings, including patients with varying mental illness severity, social supports, and technological literacy. Good practices for evaluating apps, understanding user needs, and training and educating users can increase success rates. Ethics and risk management should be considered. Mobile apps are versatile. Integrating apps into psychiatric treatment requires addressing both patient and clinical workflows, design and usability principles, accessibility, social concerns, and digital health literacy.
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