- CollegeLondon College of Communication
- CourseMA Design Management
- Graduation year2022
Determining how beneficial are mental health mobile applications for potential consumers is challenging due to less known information about their incorporation into psychotherapy procedures, assessment, adoption and design methodology. Many applications, despite their promise, have low universal applicability, lack clinical validation, or fail to demonstrate any effect on therapeutic outcomes.
Despite the fact that many earlier app review initiatives have emphasised the necessity for multi-stakeholder interaction to promote app evaluation efforts, most efforts so far have been initiated by or consisting of a single stakeholder group. It has been learned that the majority of applications do not involve relevant stakeholders during the first stages of ideation and discourse.
The aim of the research is to develop a strategic design framework for guiding potential users of mental health apps in order to optimise their user experience, ensuring ethical practice as well as the use of evidence-based techniques.
