Advances in E-mental Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 4056
Special Issue Editors
2. Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Interests: technologies applied to health; ICTs; eHealth; (neuro)cognitive rehabilitation; clinical communication; behavioural addictions
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Interests: digital mental health; internet interventions; oncology; technology-enabled interventions development; implementation research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A digital mental health revolution, propelled by digital technologies' accessibility, ubiquity, and cost effectiveness, has been unfolding. The provision of technology-enabled healthcare has emerged as an opportunity to broaden access to mental health services, increase their coverage, and offer responses to otherwise complex-to-reach populations, such as digital natives, remote and rural populations, people living with chronic conditions or disabilities, and asylum seekers and refugees. In recent years, a substantial body of evidence has been gathered on the efficacy of e-mental health approaches in improving clinical outcomes, treatment adherence, and healthcare sustainability. Yet, e-mental health research remains limited, and technology-enabled mental health interventions remain behind in translation to clinical practice.
Recently, the upsurge of the COVID-19 pandemic expedited the creation of various digital or hybrid services, enabling timely psychological assessment, crisis support delivery, and the continuity of mental healthcare provision, especially during lockdowns. However, such uptake of e-mental health occurred in many countries without proper workforce training or the definition of guidelines for implementing e-mental health in clinical practice, casting doubt on the readiness of the workforce to deliver e-mental health interventions, as well as the quality of its provision and impact on clinical practice.
The current Special Issue aims to contribute to disseminating the most recent advances regarding e-mental health good clinical practice, training, delivery, and impact on clinical and economic outcomes. Papers addressing digital technologies for mental healthcare purposes, focusing on e-mental health policy, training, intervention, assessment, and implementation, are invited to contribute to this Special Issue. A range of study populations, intervention modalities (e.g., unguided, guided, blended-care interventions), and research methods are welcome in this Special Issue.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Healthcare.
Prof. Dr. Artemisa Rocha Dores
Dr. Cristina Mendes-Santos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health professionals
- digital mental health
- e-mental health
- information and communications technologies (ICTs)
- telehealth
- telemedicine
- digital health
- remote services
- digital natives
- remote and rural populations
- asylum seekers
- refugees
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