- Design DHIs to preserve humanistic, person-centred care while demonstrating clinical efficacy and supporting dignity, autonomy and therapeutic alliance.
- Improve measurement of engagement and outcomes by integrating human-centred endpoints into evaluation frameworks and metrics.
- Conduct mechanistic research to identify effective engagement strategies and develop context-specific implementation approaches for ethical, meaningful mental health support.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2026 Sep;49(3):517-533. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2025.10.004. Epub 2025 Nov 19.
ABSTRACT
This article discusses the potential of digital health interventions (DHIs) in mental health care, emphasizing the importance of designing them to foster genuine humanistic care. It highlights current challenges in measuring engagement and outcomes, advocating for integrating human-centered endpoints such as dignity, autonomy, and therapeutic alliance into evaluation frameworks. The authors call for mechanistic research to identify effective engagement strategies and context-specific implementation approaches. Ultimately, successful DHIs should demonstrate both clinical efficacy and the preservation of humane, person-centered care, ensuring ethical and meaningful mental health support through technology.
PMID:42547127 | DOI:10.1016/j.psc.2025.10.004
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