Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction

The State of the Science and Vision for the Future

Nicholas C. Jacobson,Tobias Kowatsch,Lisa A. Marsch

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9780323885614
• Topic: Tecnología e ingeniería
• Subtopic: Ingeniería general

Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction: The State of the Science and Vision for the Future presents the foundations of digital therapeutics with a broad audience in mind, ranging from bioengineers and computer scientists to those in psychology, psychiatry and social work. Sections cover cutting-edge advancements in the field, offering advice on how to successfully implement digital therapeutics. Readers will find sections on evidence for direct-to-consumer standalone digital therapeutics, the efficacy of integrating digital treatments within traditional healthcare settings, and recent innovations currently transforming the field of digital therapeutics towards experiences which are more personalized, adaptable and engaging.

This book gives a view on current limitations of the technology, ideas for problem-solving the challenges of designing this technology, and a perspective on future research directions. For all readers, the content on cultural, legal and ethical dimensions of digital mental health will be useful.

• Gives a comprehensive overview of the field of digital therapeutics and research on their efficacy, effectiveness, scalability and cost-effectiveness
• Introduces novel directions in which digital therapeutics are currently being extended, including personalized interventions delivered in real-time
• Reviews important considerations surrounding digital therapeutics, including how they can be monetized and scaled, ethical issues, cultural adaptations, privacy and security concerns, and potential pitfalls

Table of contents

• Cover Image
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Chapter 1 Introduction: A vision for the field of digital therapeutics
• Chapter 2 Using digital therapeutics to target gaps and failures in traditional mental health and addiction treatments
• Chapter 3 First wave of scalable digital therapeutics: Internet-based programs for direct-to-consumer standalone care for mental health and addiction
• Chapter 4 Second wave of scalable digital therapeutics: Mental health and addiction treatment apps for direct-to-consumer standalone care
• Chapter 5 Blending digital therapeutics within the healthcare system
• Chapter 6 Receptivity to mobile health interventions
• Chapter 7 Adapting just-in-time interventions to vulnerability and receptivity: Conceptual and methodological considerations
• Chapter 8 A digital therapeutic alliance in digital mental health
• Chapter 9 Conversational agents on smartphones and the web
• Chapter 10 Voice-based conversational agents for sensing and support: Examples from academia and industry
• Chapter 11 Design considerations for preparation, optimization, and evaluation of digital therapeutics
• Chapter 12 Cultural adaptations of digital therapeutics
• Chapter 13 Building the digital therapeutic industry: Regulation, evaluation, and implementation
• Chapter 14 Potential pitfalls and lessons learned
• Chapter 15 Privacy and security in digital therapeutics
• Chapter 16 Ethical considerations of digital therapeutics for mental health
• Chapter 17 A look forward to digital therapeutics in 2040 and how clinicians and institutions get there
• Index