Interdisciplinary perspectives on digital technologies for global mental health

Abstract: Digital Mental Health Technologies (DMHTs) have the potential to close treatment gaps in settings where mental healthcare is scarce or even inaccessible. For this, DMHTs need to be affordable, evidence-based, justice-oriented, user-friendly, and embedded in a functioning digital infrastructure. This viewpoint discusses areas crucial for future developments of DMHTs. Drawing back on interdisciplinary scholarship, questions of health equity, consumer-, patient- and developer-oriented legislation, and requirements for successful implementation of technologies across the globe are discussed. Economic considerations and policy implications complement these aspects. We discuss the need for cultural adaptation specific to the context of use and point to several benefits as well as pitfalls of DMHTs for research and healthcare provision. Nonetheless, to circumvent technology-driven solutionism, the development and implementation of DMHTs require a holistic, multi-sectoral, and participatory approach

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: PLoS global public health. - 4, 2 (2024) , e0002867, ISSN: 2767-3375

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Freiburg
• (wer): Universität
• (wann): 2024
• Urheber: Kuhn, Eva-Maria ; Saleem, Maham ; Klein, Thomas ; Köhler, Charlotte ; Fuhr, Daniela C. ; Lahutina, Sofiia ; Minarik, Anna ; Musesengwa, Rosemary ; Neubauer, Karolin ; Olisaeloka, Lotenna ; Osei, Francis ; Reinhold, Annika Stefanie ; Singh, Ilina ; Spanhel, Kerstin ; Thomas, Neil ; Hendl, Tereza ; Kellmeyer, Jan Philipp ; Böge, Kerem

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002867
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2439791
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:50 MEZ