Co-Designed Mental Health Screening App (Here for You) for University Students: Pilot #feasibility Mixed Methods Study Background: Mental health disorders are a growing public health concern among university students globally and in India, exacerbated by stigma and limited access to care. Mobile health (mHealth) apps offer a potential solution, but user engagement and cultural relevance remain key challenges. This pilot study evaluated Here for You, a mental health screening app co-designed with Indian university students to provide accessible, nonstigmatizing support. Objective: This mixed methods study aimed to (1) describe the user-centered codevelopment and pilot testing process of the Here for You app; (2) evaluate the app’s #feasibility, user acceptability, and engagement; and (3) assess the concurrent validity of the app’s screening tool, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) against established clinical measures (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale [HAM-D], Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale [HAM-A], and Perceived Stress Scale [PSS]). Methods: This study used a 4-phase user-centered design involving students with lived mental health experience, clinicians, and developers. A purposive sample of 30 university students (mean age 21, SD 1.8 years; n=15, 50% female) diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or stress participated. Participants completed the DASS-21 via the app and underwent clinical assessments using the HAM-D, HAM-A, and PSS scales. User experience was evaluated using the User Mobile App Rating Scale and qualitative feedback. Data analysis included Pearson correlation coefficients and thematic analysis. Results: App-based DASS-21 scores showed strong correlations with clinician-administered scales: HAM-D (r=0.819; P

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Why do children and adolescents (not) seek and access professional help for their mental health problems? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies Mental health disorders in children and adolescents are highly prevalent yet undertreated. A detailed understanding of the reasons for not seeking or accessing help as perceived by young people is cru...

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Webinar - Smart Apps, Smarter Matches: Using Sensor Data to Improve Mental Health Support Despite significant innovation in the mental health app space, low app usage has constrained their impact. In this webinar, Jane Mikkelson, Bridget Dwyer, and Dr. John Torous will discuss how digital phenotyping can personalize mobile app recommendations to improve user engagement. They will also talk about the crucial role of habit formation in sustaining app use and how the real-world applications of this research can enhance mental health support. The highlighted paper in this webinar: https://formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e62725 The webinar was held on February 28 Panelist of this webinar: Bridget Dwyer Jane Mikkelson Moderated by: John Torous, MD, MBI, Cofounder, Society of Digital Psychiatry Find out more about JMIR Mental Health: https://mental.jmir.org Find out more about the Society for Digital Psychiatry (SODP): https://www.sodpsych.org ### About JMIR Publications JMIR Publications is a leading, born-digital, open access publisher of 30+ academic journals and other innovative scientific communication products that focus on the intersection of health, and technology. Its flagship journal, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, is the leading digital health journal globally in content breadth and visibility, and is the largest journal in the medical informatics field. To learn more about JMIR Publications, please visit https://www.JMIRPublications.com or connect with us via: YouTube - / jmirpublications Facebook - / jmedinternetres Twitter - / jmirpub LinkedIn - / jmir-publications Instagram - / jmirpub Head Office - 130 Queens Quay East, Unit 1100 Toronto, ON, M5A 0P6 Canada Media Contact - Communications@JMIR.org The content of this communication is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, published by JMIR Publications, is properly cited.

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