Bridging the Gap: Use of Mental Health Apps in the Adolescent Population

Authors

  • Eduarda Costa Serviço de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental da Infância e Adolescência. Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria. Lisboa.
  • Miguel Henriques Unidade de Saúde Familiar Conde da Lousã. Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora-Sintra. Amadora.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22045

Keywords:

Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mobile Applications

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References

Neto D, Spínola C, Pinto HS, Gago J. Perspectives on the implementation of mental health apps on clinical interventions in mental health. Acta Med Port. 2024;37:501-3.

World Health Organization. Mental health of adolescents: key facts. 2021. [cited 2024 June 20]. Available from: https://www.who.int/newsroom/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-mental-health.

Ghafari M, Nadi T, Bahadivand-Chegini S, Doosti-Irani A. Global prevalence of unmet need for mental health care among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2022;36:1–6.

Hamilton JL, Siegel DM, Carper MM. Digital media interventions for adolescent mental health. In: Nesi J, Telzer EH, Prinstein MJ, editors. Handbook of adolescent digital media use and mental lealth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2022.

Lehtimaki S, Martic J, Wahl B, Foster KT, Schwalbe N. Evidence on Digital Mental Health Interventions for adolescents and young people: systematic overview. JMIR Ment Health. 2021;8:e25847.

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Published

2024-10-01

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Costa E, Henriques M. Bridging the Gap: Use of Mental Health Apps in the Adolescent Population. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Oct. 5];37(10):743-. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22045

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