TY - JOUR
AU - C. T. Lim
AU - C. Fuchs
AU - J. Torous
A1 - 
AB - The unmet need for mental health care continues to rise across the world. This article synthesizes the evidence supporting the components of a hypothetical model of integrated digital mental health care to meet population-wide mental health needs. This proposed model integrates two approaches to broadening timely access to effective care: integrated, primary care-based mental health services and digital mental health tools. The model solves for several of the key challenges historically faced by digital health, through promoting digital literacy and access, the curation of evidence-based digital tools, integration into clinical practice, and electronic medical record integration. This model builds upon momentum toward the integration of mental health services within primary care and aligns with the principles of the Collaborative Care Model. Finally, the authors present the major next steps toward implementation of integrated digital mental health care at scale.
AD - Department of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.; Population Health Services, Boston Medical Center Health System, Boston, MA, USA.; Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
AN - 38318335
BT - Int J Gen Med
C5 - HIT & Telehealth
DO - 10.2147/ijgm.S449474
DP - NLM
ET - 20240201
JF - Int J Gen Med
LA - eng
N2 - The unmet need for mental health care continues to rise across the world. This article synthesizes the evidence supporting the components of a hypothetical model of integrated digital mental health care to meet population-wide mental health needs. This proposed model integrates two approaches to broadening timely access to effective care: integrated, primary care-based mental health services and digital mental health tools. The model solves for several of the key challenges historically faced by digital health, through promoting digital literacy and access, the curation of evidence-based digital tools, integration into clinical practice, and electronic medical record integration. This model builds upon momentum toward the integration of mental health services within primary care and aligns with the principles of the Collaborative Care Model. Finally, the authors present the major next steps toward implementation of integrated digital mental health care at scale.
PY - 2024
SN - 1178-7074 (Print); 1178-7074
SP - 359
EP - 365+
ST - Integrated Digital Mental Health Care: A Vision for Addressing Population Mental Health Needs
T1 - Integrated Digital Mental Health Care: A Vision for Addressing Population Mental Health Needs
T2 - Int J Gen Med
TI - Integrated Digital Mental Health Care: A Vision for Addressing Population Mental Health Needs
U1 - HIT & Telehealth
U3 - 10.2147/ijgm.S449474
VL - 17
VO - 1178-7074 (Print); 1178-7074
Y1 - 2024
ER -