Mobile Apps for Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review of Features and Content Quality.
Jennifer NicholasMark Erik LarsenJudith ProudfootHelen ChristensenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2015)
In general, the content of currently available apps for BD is not in line with practice guidelines or established self-management principles. Apps also fail to provide important information to help users assess their quality, with most lacking source citation and a privacy policy. Therefore, both consumers and clinicians should exercise caution with app selection. While mHealth offers great opportunities for the development of quality evidence-based mobile interventions, new frameworks for mobile mental health research are needed to ensure the timely availability of evidence-based apps to the public.