{"title":"Mental health apps for depression: A meta‐analysis","authors":"Ye Luo, Bonnie L. Stice, A. Lenz","doi":"10.1002/jcad.12535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12535","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid growth of mobile technology and the increasing prevalence of mental health issues highlight the need to investigate the potential of mobile apps for promoting mental health. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive meta‐analysis to systematically review and synthesize research studies published between 2002 and 2021. The search yielded 46 eligible studies (26 comparative studies and 20 within‐group studies) evaluating the effectiveness of mental health apps (MHAs) in treating depression, with outcome data from 4207 participants. Overall, analyses showed small (for comparative studies) and medium (for within‐group studies) effect sizes favoring MHAs reducing depression symptoms. In within‐group studies, participants had significantly more treatment gain with MHA interventions lasting over 4 weeks, with over 8‐week intervals associated with the greatest reductions in depression symptoms. Gender, ethnicity, intervention type, and app type are not significant moderators.","PeriodicalId":508247,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Counseling & Development","volume":"68 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141926536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew E. Lemberger‐Truelove, Daniel Gutierrez, Patrick R. Mullen
{"title":"Development, prevention, social justice, and wellness: Affirming the ontological basis for counseling scholarship and practice","authors":"Matthew E. Lemberger‐Truelove, Daniel Gutierrez, Patrick R. Mullen","doi":"10.1002/jcad.12509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12509","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":508247,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Counseling & Development","volume":"185 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139858872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fantasy T. Lozada, Naomi J. Wheeler, McKenzie N. Green, Andrene J. Castro, Rachel F. Gómez, Daniel Gutierrez
{"title":"An ecologically informed transdisciplinary prevention model for Black and Latine family wellbeing","authors":"Fantasy T. Lozada, Naomi J. Wheeler, McKenzie N. Green, Andrene J. Castro, Rachel F. Gómez, Daniel Gutierrez","doi":"10.1002/jcad.12506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12506","url":null,"abstract":"Given noted racial disparities in mental health and wellbeing, Black and Latine families are often the focus of prevention and intervention efforts. These efforts are traditionally embedded in deficit perspectives about these communities, ignoring their cultural wealth and collective agency. Yet increasing recognition of the interconnected systems and social determinants that lead to racial disparities and negative outcomes among Black and Latine populations requires counselors and other practitioners to broaden their conceptions of prevention and engage in collaboration to develop more effective and comprehensive prevention efforts. In the current paper, we provide an ecologically informed transdisciplinary model of family empowerment, prevention, and wellbeing with Black and Latine families. We apply this model to counseling practice as a potential roadmap for future counseling prevention work with Black and Latine families.","PeriodicalId":508247,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Counseling & Development","volume":"34 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139868912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}