Evidence on Technology-Based Psychological Interventions in Diagnosed Depression: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on technology-based psychological interventions (TBIs) for the treatment of depression is rapidly growing and covers a broad scope of research. Despite extensive research in this field, guideline recommendations are still limited to the general effectiveness of TBIs.

Objective

This study aims to structure evidence on TBIs by considering different application areas (eg, TBIs for acute treatment and their implementation in health care, such as stand-alone interventions) and treatment characteristics (eg, therapeutic rationale of TBIs) to provide a comprehensive evidence base and to identify research gaps in TBIs for diagnosed depression. Moreover, the reporting of negative events in the included studies is investigated in this review to enable subsequent sa

SUBMITTER: Kohnen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904404 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature