These resources are intended for clinicians and mental health professionals.
Organizations
ReThink: Behavioral Health Innovation
All things virtual behavioral health technology. Sign up for the monthly newsletter: http://rethinkbhi.com
VXVY Mental Health
VXVY Mental Health is a digital mental health ecosystem transforming the industry to help create humane technology that supports our well-being. https://vxvymentalhealth.com/
Therapeutic Resources
Society for Virtual Reality Therapy SVRT is helping make VR therapy more accessible to therapists and consumers. www.SVRT.org
Virtual Reality Therapists-International https://vrtherapistsinternational.com/
Therapists in Tech
Community of therapists interested in connecting about technology https://www.therapistsintech.com/
Mobile Application Resources
One Mind Psyberguide
Apps and digital health resources reviewed by experts https://onemindpsyberguide.org/
MindApps
Interactive database that helps anyone find mental health and brain apps that meet the unique preference and needs for individuals. https://mindapps.org/
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mental health apps for evidence-based therapies. https://mobile.va.gov/appstore/mental-health
Books & Publications
- McMahon, E., & Boeldt, D. (2021). Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety: A Guide for Therapists. Routledge.
- Rothwell, E., Elliot, K., Da’Bell, D. M., Green, L., Hanley, T., Wyatt, C., … & Fleming, T. (2022). Digital Delivery of Mental Health Therapies: A guide to the benefits and challenges, and making it work. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
- Spiegel, B. (2020). VRx: how virtual therapeutics will revolutionize medicine. Basic Books.
- Park, S. Y., Sigmon, C. N., & Boeldt, D. (2022). A Framework for the Implementation of Digital Mental Health Interventions: The Importance of Feasibility and Acceptability Research. Cureus, 14(9).
- Larsen, M. E., Huckvale, K., Nicholas, J., Torous, J., Birrell, L., Li, E., & Reda, B. (2019). Using science to sell apps: Evaluation of mental health app store quality claims. Npj Digital Medicine, (February). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-019-0093-1
- Rodriguez-Villa, E., Rauseo-Ricupero, N., Camacho, E., Wisniewski, H., Keshavan, M., & Torous, J. (2020, September 1). The digital clinic: Implementing technology and augmenting care for mental health. General Hospital Psychiatry, Vol. 66, pp. 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.06.009
- Torous, J., Wisniewski, H., Bird, B., Carpenter, E., David, G., Elejalde, E., … Keshavan, M. (2019). Creating a Digital Health Smartphone App and Digital Phenotyping Platform for Mental Health and Diverse Healthcare Needs: an Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-019-00095-w
- Wykes, T., Lipshitz, J., & Schueller, S. M. (2019). Towards the Design of Ethical Standards Related to Digital Mental Health and all Its Applications. Curr Treat Options Psych, 6, 232–242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40501-019-00180-0
- Kahane K, François J, Torous J. PERSPECTIVE: The Digital Health App Policy Landscape: Regulatory Gaps and Choices Through the Lens of Mental Health. J Ment Health Policy Econ. 2021 Sep 1;24(3):101-108. PMID: 34554108.
- Nicksic Sigmon, C. A., Bam, D., Moldow, E., Beary, S., Wakefield, K., & Boeldt, D. L. (2022). The Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Outcomes of a 5-Minute Mindfulness Program to Improve Well-Being and Increase Connection Across a University Campus. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 7(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-021-00232-4
