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In recent years, the field of public mental health has received increasing attention in national and international research. However, a key challenge remains to map this field in its interdisciplinarity across the entire spectrum of mental health and lead the discourse between public health, psychiatric epidemiology, mental health promotion, prevention, and health services research in order to realize more fully its innovative potential for improving mental health at the population level. In this interdisciplinary discourse, a number of fundamental conceptual and methodological issues arise, which will be discussed in this essay in relation to Geoffrey Rose's population strategy. In a national initiative across relevant learned societies that has recently been formed, these issues are currently starting to be addressed, also in relation to fundamental causes of social and health inequalities, which ultimately is geared towards more tangible strategies for improving mental health at the population., Competing Interests: Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)

The development and application of digital interventions in health-related topics are gaining momentum in health service research. Digital interventions are often complex and need to be evaluated and implemented in complex settings. Due to their characteristics, this poses methodological challenges for health services research that have to be identified and addressed. Hence, the Working Group on Digital Health of the German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF) has prepared a discussion paper. This paper discusses methodological, practical and theoretical challenges associated with the development and evaluation of digital interventions from the perspective of health services research. Possible solutions are suggested and future research needs to address these methodological challenges are identified., Competing Interests: Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)

The methodological challenges of evaluating digital interventions (DI) for health services research are omnipresent. The Digital Health Working Group of the German Network for Health Services Research (DNVF) presented and discussed these challenges in a two-part discussion paper. The first part addressed challenges in definition, development and evaluation of DI. In this paper, which represents the second part, the definition of outcomes, reporting of results, synthesis of evidence, and implementation are addressed as methodological challenges of DI. Potential solutions are presented and the need to address these challenges in future research are discussed., Competing Interests: Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)

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Mental disorders are widespread and a major public health problem. The risk of developing a mental disorder at some point in life is around 40%. Therefore, mental disorders are among the most common diseases. Despite the introduction of newer psychotropic drugs, disorder-specific psychotherapy and stimulation techniques, many of those affected still show insufficient symptom remission and a chronic course of the disorder. Conceptual and technological progress in recent years has enabled a new, more flexible and personalized form of mental health care. Both the traditional therapeutic concepts and newer decentralized, modularly structured, track units, together with innovative digital technologies, will offer individualized therapeutic options in order to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life of patients with mental illnesses. The primary goal of closely combining inpatient care concepts with innovative technologies is to provide comprehensive therapy and aftercare concepts for all individual needs of patients with mental disorders. Last but not least, this also ensures that specialist psychiatric treatment is available regardless of location. In twenty-first century psychiatry, modern care structures must be effectively linked to the current dynamics of digital transformation. This narrative review is dedicated to the theoretical and practical aspects of a cross-sectoral treatment system combined with innovative digital technologies in the psychiatric-psychotherapeutic field. The authors aim to illuminate these therapy modalities using the example of the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim., (© 2021. The Author(s).)