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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Mental Health

Date Submitted: Aug 22, 2020
Date Accepted: Oct 31, 2020
Date Submitted to PubMed: Nov 6, 2020

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Ethics of Digital Mental Health During COVID-19: Crisis and Opportunities

Martinez-Martin N, Dasgupta I, Carter A, Chandler J, Kellmeyer P, Kreitmair K, Weiss A, Cabrera L

Ethics of Digital Mental Health During COVID-19: Crisis and Opportunities

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(12):e23776

DOI: 10.2196/23776

PMID: 33156811

PMCID: 7758081

Ethics of Digital Mental Health During COVID-19: Crisis and Opportunities

  • Nicole Martinez-Martin; 
  • Ishan Dasgupta; 
  • Adrian Carter; 
  • Jennifer Chandler; 
  • Philipp Kellmeyer; 
  • Karola Kreitmair; 
  • Anthony Weiss; 
  • Laura Cabrera

ABSTRACT

Viewpoint Article Abstract: ocial distancing measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic have accelerated the adoption and implementation of digital mental health tools. Psychiatry and therapy sessions are being conducted via video-conferencing platforms and digital mental health tools for monitoring and treatment are exploding in use. This rapid shift to telehealth during the pandemic has given additional urgency to the ethical challenges presented by digital mental health tools. Regulatory standards have been relaxed to allow this shift to socially-distanced mental health care. It is imperative to ensure that implementation of digital mental health tools, especially in this context of crisis, is guided by ethical principles and abides by professional codes of conduct. This article examines key areas for an ethical path forward in this digital mental health revolution: 1) privacy and data protection; 2) safety and accountability; and 3) access and fairness.


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Please cite as:

Martinez-Martin N, Dasgupta I, Carter A, Chandler J, Kellmeyer P, Kreitmair K, Weiss A, Cabrera L

Ethics of Digital Mental Health During COVID-19: Crisis and Opportunities

JMIR Ment Health 2020;7(12):e23776

DOI: 10.2196/23776

PMID: 33156811

PMCID: 7758081

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