Smartphone Apps for Mindfulness Interventions for Suicidality in Asian Youths: Literature Review

The advent of mobile technology has ushered in an era in which smartphone apps can be used as interventions for suicidality. We aimed to review recent research that is relevant to smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality in Asian youths. The inclusion criteria f...

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Published in:JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2018-06, Vol.6 (6), p.e139-e139
Main Authors: Choo, Carol C, Burton, André Ad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Addictive behaviors
Age
Behavior modification
Chronic illnesses
Cognition & reasoning
Consumers
Health promotion
Internet
Intervention
Medical personnel
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mindfulness
Multimedia
Review
Self esteem
Self help
Smartphones
Suicides & suicide attempts
Young adults
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Summary:The advent of mobile technology has ushered in an era in which smartphone apps can be used as interventions for suicidality. We aimed to review recent research that is relevant to smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality in Asian youths. The inclusion criteria for this review were: papers published in peer-reviewed journals from 2007 to 2017 with usage of search terms (namely "smartphone application" and "mindfulness") and screened by an experienced Asian clinician to be of clinical utility for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian youths. The initial search of databases yielded 375 results. Fourteen full text papers that fit the inclusion criteria were assessed for eligibility and 10 papers were included in the current review. This review highlighted the paucity of evidence-based and empirically validated research into effective smartphone apps that can be used for mindfulness interventions for suicidality with Asian youths.
ISSN:2291-5222
2291-5222
DOI:10.2196/mhealth.8304