1. Interdisciplinary perspectives on digital technologies for global mental health.
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Eva Kuhn, Maham Saleem, Thomas Klein, Charlotte Köhler, Daniela C Fuhr, Sofiia Lahutina, Anna Minarik, Rosemary Musesengwa, Karolin Neubauer, Lotenna Olisaeloka, Francis Osei, Annika Stefanie Reinhold, Ilina Singh, Kerstin Spanhel, Neil Thomas, Tereza Hendl, Philipp Kellmeyer, and Kerem Böge
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Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - 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.
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- 2024
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