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View article: Real-World Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents With and Without Suicide Risk Receiving Care from Rula Health: Retrospective Study
Real-World Symptom Trajectories in Adolescents With and Without Suicide Risk Receiving Care from Rula Health: Retrospective Study Open
Background More than 5 million US adolescents experience mental or behavioral health conditions, yet two-thirds remain untreated, and suicide is the second leading cause of death. These gaps highlight the urgent need for accessible care. D…
View article: User Engagement With and Perceived Impact of a Digital Cognitive Training App on Cognition, Daily Functioning, and Mental Fitness: Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data
User Engagement With and Perceived Impact of a Digital Cognitive Training App on Cognition, Daily Functioning, and Mental Fitness: Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data Open
Background Cognitive difficulties are common and can interfere with daily functioning. While digital cognitive training apps are widely used, few studies have examined whether personalized tools support perceived improvements in cognitive …
View article: PracticeWise in Practice: Mental Health Professionals’ Perspectives on the Feasibility and Value of Structured Tools for Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health Care (Preprint)
PracticeWise in Practice: Mental Health Professionals’ Perspectives on the Feasibility and Value of Structured Tools for Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health Care (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Bringing evidence-based practices (EBPs) into routine youth mental health care remains challenging. Clinicians face high caseloads, limited time, and diverse client needs, which can make consistent use of EBPs difficult. The Ma…
View article: Payors, Caregivers, and Teens: Aligning Priorities for Effective Digital Mental Health Tools
Payors, Caregivers, and Teens: Aligning Priorities for Effective Digital Mental Health Tools Open
Digital mental health (DMH) tools are a promising solution to the growing need for mental health care among teens because of their scalability and accessibility. Yet the key stakeholders—payors (who reimburse), caregivers (who facilitate a…
View article: User Engagement With and Perceived Impact of a Digital Cognitive Training App on Cognition, Daily Functioning, and Mental Fitness: Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data (Preprint)
User Engagement With and Perceived Impact of a Digital Cognitive Training App on Cognition, Daily Functioning, and Mental Fitness: Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Cognitive difficulties are common and can interfere with daily functioning. While digital cognitive training apps are widely used, few studies have examined whether personalized tools support perceived improvements in cognitive…
View article: Predictors and Correlates of Depression and Anxiety Symptom Trajectories in a Large Digital Mental Health Provider: Retrospective Analysis of Data From Rula Health
Predictors and Correlates of Depression and Anxiety Symptom Trajectories in a Large Digital Mental Health Provider: Retrospective Analysis of Data From Rula Health Open
Background Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and burdensome, yet many individuals, especially those with subclinical symptoms, remain underserved by traditional care models. While digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) have …
View article: A novel app-based cognitive behavioral perinatal skills program: A case series
A novel app-based cognitive behavioral perinatal skills program: A case series Open
Despite the impact and prevalence of maternal mental illness, access to evidence-based treatment remains limited. This article examines the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of a 12-session cognitive behavioral therapy-based mobile…
View article: Predictors and correlates of depression and anxiety symptom trajectories in a large digital mental health provider: a retrospective analysis of data from Rula Health (Preprint)
Predictors and correlates of depression and anxiety symptom trajectories in a large digital mental health provider: a retrospective analysis of data from Rula Health (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Background: Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and burdensome, yet many individuals, especially those with subclinical symptoms, remain underserved by traditional care models. While digital mental health interventions …
View article: Chatbot to Support the Mental Health Needs of Pregnant and Postpartum Women (Moment for Parents): Design and Pilot Study
Chatbot to Support the Mental Health Needs of Pregnant and Postpartum Women (Moment for Parents): Design and Pilot Study Open
Background Maternal mental health disorders are prevalent, yet many individuals do not receive adequate support due to stigma, financial constraints, and limited access to care. Digital interventions, particularly chatbots, have the potent…
View article: Using natural spline models to explore the trajectories of empirically derived domains of premenstrual symptoms.
Using natural spline models to explore the trajectories of empirically derived domains of premenstrual symptoms. Open
Premenstrual symptoms are distressing and impairing for individuals and costly to society. These symptoms are heterogeneous within and across people, dimensional, and dynamic. While some efforts have been made to understand the trajectorie…
View article: The effect of caregiver opinion leaders to increase demand for evidence-based practices for youth anxiety: A cluster randomized controlled trial
The effect of caregiver opinion leaders to increase demand for evidence-based practices for youth anxiety: A cluster randomized controlled trial Open
Background Dissemination initiatives have the potential to increase consumer knowledge of and engagement with evidence-based treatments (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]). Opinion leaders (OLs) have been used in public health campa…
View article: Designing Values Elicitation Technologies for Mental Health and Chronic Care Integration: User-Centered Design Approach
Designing Values Elicitation Technologies for Mental Health and Chronic Care Integration: User-Centered Design Approach Open
Background Individuals with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) and mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety have complex health needs and experience significant challenges with care coordination. Approaches to enhance care fo…
View article: Developing a coaching manual to provide human support for the Mothers and Babies Online (eMB) perinatal mental health intervention
Developing a coaching manual to provide human support for the Mothers and Babies Online (eMB) perinatal mental health intervention Open
Parents and home visitors were both enthusiastic about eMB with adjunctive coaching, and home visitors agreed that a coaching manual would be vital in guiding them to help parents through eMB. Results highlight the importance of engaging e…
View article: Designing values elicitation technologies for mental health and chronic care integration: an iterative co-design study (Preprint)
Designing values elicitation technologies for mental health and chronic care integration: an iterative co-design study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Individuals with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and mental health challenges like depression or anxiety have complex health needs and experience significant challenges with care coordination. Approaches to enhance care for p…
View article: Feasibility of a Mobile App–Based Cognitive-Behavioral Perinatal Skills Program: Protocol for Nonrandomized Pilot Trial
Feasibility of a Mobile App–Based Cognitive-Behavioral Perinatal Skills Program: Protocol for Nonrandomized Pilot Trial Open
Background Mental illness is one of the top causes of preventable pregnancy-related deaths in the United States. There are many barriers that interfere with the ability of perinatal individuals to access traditional mental health care. Dig…
View article: The Effect of Caregiver Opinion Leaders to Increase Demand for Evidence-Based Practices for Youth Anxiety: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Caregiver Opinion Leaders to Increase Demand for Evidence-Based Practices for Youth Anxiety: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background: Dissemination initiatives have the potential to increase consumer knowledge of and engagement with evidence-based treatments (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy; CBT). Opinion leaders (OLs) have been used in public health campa…
View article: Using natural spline models to explore the trajectories of empirically-derived domains of premenstrual symptoms (Preprint)
Using natural spline models to explore the trajectories of empirically-derived domains of premenstrual symptoms (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Premenstrual symptoms are distressing and impairing for individuals and costly to society. These symptoms are heterogeneous within and across people, and they are dimensional, occurring on a spectrum. Furthermore, premenstrual …
View article: Identifying real-world affective correlates of cognitive risk factors for internalizing disorders.
Identifying real-world affective correlates of cognitive risk factors for internalizing disorders. Open
Cognitive risk factors are key in the vulnerability for internalizing disorders. Cognitive risk factors modulate the way individuals process information from the environment which in turn impacts the day-to-day affective experience. In 296…
View article: Momentary Emotional Fingerprints of Internalizing Symptom Facets
Momentary Emotional Fingerprints of Internalizing Symptom Facets Open
Anxiety and depression are common and challenging to treat. Yet our understanding of the dynamic emotional processes that underlie internalizing illness remains incomplete, thwarting treatment development. Here, we used ecological momentar…
View article: The severity and role of somatic depressive symptoms in psychological networks in a longitudinal sample of peripartum women
The severity and role of somatic depressive symptoms in psychological networks in a longitudinal sample of peripartum women Open
View article: Association between real-world experiential diversity and positive affect relates to hippocampal–striatal functional connectivity
Association between real-world experiential diversity and positive affect relates to hippocampal–striatal functional connectivity Open
View article: Impact of age at onset on the phenomenology of depression in treatment-seeking adults in the STAR*D trial
Impact of age at onset on the phenomenology of depression in treatment-seeking adults in the STAR*D trial Open