Mental Health Apps in China: Analysis and Quality Assessment.
Jie ShangShaoming WeiJianbo JinPuhong ZhangPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)
Mental health apps are emerging in the area of mobile health in China. Popular mental health apps usually provide a synthetic platform organizing resources of information, knowledge, counseling services, self-tests, and management for the general population with mental health-related inquiries. The quality of the apps was rated as acceptable on average, suggesting some space for improvement. Official guidelines and regulations are urgently required for the field in the future.