Digital interventions in mental health: challenges and perspectives
https://doi.org/10.47093/2713-069X.2023.4.2.5-14
Abstract
The high prevalence, burden and social impact of mental disorders, the lack of mental health care professionals and services around the world, the improvement and dissemination of digital technologies are the factors that have provided increased attention to the process of digital transformation in mental health care recently. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of remote interaction between different participants in the therapeutic process. Digital technologies in mental health care can bring significant advances in both clinical and scientific psychiatry. The article presents the most promising digital solutions for the diagnosis, therapeutic interventions and prevention of mental disorders. The technologies by which they are implemented are described, including computer programs, virtual and augmented reality, internet resources. The advantages and disadvantages of digital technologies usage in psychiatric practice are analyzed. The article described the main barriers that stand in the way of digital transformation in mental health, including insufficient scientific and practical support of the developed digital products, the lack of methodological foundations, the regulatory framework, and legislation.
About the Authors
N. N. Ivanets
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolai N. Ivanets – Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. of Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Honorary Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology
Trubetskaya str., 8/2, Moscow, 119991
M. A. Kinkulkina
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marina A. Kinkulkina – Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. of Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology
Trubetskaya str., 8/2, Moscow, 119991
Yu. G. Tikhonova
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia G. Tikhonova – Dr. of Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Narcology
Trubetskaya str., 8/2, Moscow, 119991
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Ivanets N.N., Kinkulkina M.A., Tikhonova Yu.G. Digital interventions in mental health: challenges and perspectives. National Health Care (Russia). 2023;4(2):5-14. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.47093/2713-069X.2023.4.2.5-14
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