Digital Delivery of Mental Health: A Review on Effectiveness and Challenges in Implementation

AUTHOR(S)

Dr. KUMARI RANJEETA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i05.050

ABSTRACT
The digital mental health Inventories (DMHIs) has become a great potential to improve the mental wellness and health in this fast growing digital era. As we know nearly half of the patients of mental health, were deprived from the proper treatment through traditional therapeutic techniques, but now in this digital era, Smartphone and online platforms are easily available to access different way of therapies and diagnosis. The goal of the mental health Inventories are focused on to provide services targeting the mental health problems through online and digital technologies such as web -based programs, virtual reality platforms, mobile health (mHealth), cCBT (computerized Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), Chroma-Key (for social anxiety and interpersonal difficulties). The present paper is a systematic review of different literature about the impacts of digital mental health technologies.

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How to Cite This Article:
Dr. KUMARI RANJEETA . Digital Delivery of Mental Health: A Review on Effectiveness and Challenges in Implementation . ijetms;7(5):412-416. DOI: 10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i05.050