Introduction: A vision for the field of digital therapeutics
| Item Type | Book Section |
| Abstract | The purpose of this book is to introduce the topic of digital therapeutics to a broad audience. Traditional treatments for mental health and addiction have not been capable of scaling to meet the large number of persons who need or seek treatment. Digital therapeutics—software designed to prevent, treat, or manage pathology—may help to close a longstanding access to treatment barrier, providing scalable, low-cost interventions to a broad audience. Within the past decade, there has been a massive growth of digital therapeutics, but there is limited integration of the literature on the current state of the science. Mental health clinicians and researchers alike have difficulty in keep abreast of the advancement of these topics, including evidence for direct-to-consumer standalone digital therapeutics, the effectiveness of integrating digital treatments within traditional healthcare settings, as well as recent innovations which are currently and will continue to transform the field of digital therapeutics toward therapeutic models which are more personalized, adaptable, and engaging. The goal of this book is to introduce these topics, discuss cutting-edge advancements, and offer important considerations for implementation of digital therapeutics. ... |
| Authors | Jacobson, Nicholas; Kowatsch, Tobias & Marsch, Lisa |
| Editors | Jacobson, Nicholas; Kowatsch, Tobias & Marsch, Lisa |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | digital therapeutics; digital health; digital interventions; treatment apps; blended care; conversational agents; digital therapeutic alliance; just-in-time adaptive interventions |
| Subjects | economics computer science information management social sciences education behavioral science health sciences statistics |
| HSG Classification | contribution to scientific community |
| HSG Profile Area | SoM - Business Innovation |
| Date | 27 September 2022 |
| Publisher | Elsevier / Academic Press |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Volume | 1st Edition |
| Page Range | 1-4 |
| Title of Book | Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction - The State of the Science and Vision for the Future |
| ISBN | 978-0-323-90045-4 |
| Publisher DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90045-4.00008-3 |
| Official URL | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90045-4.00008-3 |
| Depositing User | Prof. Dr. Tobias Kowatsch |
| Date Deposited | 27 Oct 2022 12:24 |
| Last Modified | 27 Oct 2022 12:24 |
| URI: | https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/267713 |
DownloadFull text not available from this repository.CitationJacobson, Nicholas; Kowatsch, Tobias & Marsch, Lisa: Introduction: A vision for the field of digital therapeutics. In Jacobson, Nicholas; Kowatsch, Tobias & Marsch, Lisa (ed.): Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction - The State of the Science and Vision for the Future. Cambridge, MA, USA : Elsevier / Academic Press, 2022, S. 1-4. Statisticshttps://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/id/eprint/267713
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