Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Jul 10, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: Jul 15, 2018 - Sep 9, 2018
Date Accepted: Oct 22, 2018
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
Use of the Principles of Design Thinking to Address Limitations of Digital Mental Health Interventions for Youth
ABSTRACT
Numerous reviews and meta-analyses have pointed to technology’s enormous potential to improve the appeal, effectiveness, cost, and reach of mental health interventions. However, the promise of digital mental health interventions for youth has not been realized. Significant challenges have been repeatedly identified including engagement, fidelity, and the lack of personalization. We introduce the main tenets of design thinking and explain how they can specifically address these challenges, with an entirely new toolbox of mindsets and practices. We also provide examples of a new wave of digital interventions to demonstrate the applicability of design thinking to a wide range of intervention goals. In the future, it will be critical for scientists and clinicians to implement their scientific standards, methods, and review outlets to evaluate the contribution of design thinking to the next iteration of digital mental health interventions for youth.
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