Innovating Public Mental Health: Integrating Digital Therapeutics for Comprehensive Mood Disorder Management

The field of digital therapeutics for mood disorders has witnessed rapid advancements, harnessing cutting-edge technologies to provide personalized, accessible support. These interventions leverage AI, machine learning, and CBT principles, offering tailored programs through mobile apps, brain-computer interface and virtual reality. Clinical evidence suggests they can significantly improve symptoms, increase treatment engagement, and reduce reliance on medication, revolutionizing the management of depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.

We welcome submissions that explore the clinical, scientific, technical, legal, societal, ethical, and practical aspects of implementing digital therapeutics into assessment and intervention of mood disorders. Key themes include, but are not limited to:

1)Digital assessment of mood disorders such as voice analysis, video analysis of mood disorders etc.

2)Digital intervention of mood disorders such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy etc.

3)Mood disorders related brain-computer interfaces/virtual reality 4)Ethical sourcing, clinical validity, social responsibility, inclusivity, and accessibility in digital therapeutics of mood disorders

5)Equitable dissemination of digital therapeutics in mood disorders International considerations in data collection, sharing, analysis, and usage.

Keywords: Public mental health, Mood disorders, Assessment and intervention, Digital Therapeutics, Brain-computer interface

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