Adherence to Established Treatment Guidelines Among Unguided Digital Interventions for Depression: Quality Evaluation of 28 Web-Based Programs and Mobile Apps.
Stefan BubolzGwendolyn MayerNadine GronewoldThomas HilbelJobst-Hendrik SchultzPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
Although many exercises from manuals are included in web-based interventions, the necessary therapeutic depth of the interventions is often not reached, and risk management is frequently lacking. There is a need for further research targeting general principles for the development and evaluation of therapeutically sound web-based interventions for depression.