TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethics of digital mental health during COVID-19
T2 - Crisis and opportunities
AU - Martinez-Martin, Nicole
AU - Dasgupta, Ishan
AU - Carter, Adrian
AU - Chandler, Jennifer A.
AU - Kellmeyer, Philipp
AU - Kreitmair, Karola
AU - Weiss, Anthony
AU - Cabrera, Laura Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Nicole Martinez-Martin, Ishan Dasgupta, Adrian Carter, Jennifer A Chandler, Philipp Kellmeyer, Karola Kreitmair, Anthony Weiss, Laura Y Cabrera.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Social distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the adoption and implementation of digital mental health tools. Psychiatry and therapy sessions are being conducted via videoconferencing platforms, and the use of digital mental health tools for monitoring and treatment has grown. This rapid shift to telehealth during the pandemic has given added urgency to the ethical challenges presented by digital mental health tools. Regulatory standards have been relaxed to allow this shift to socially distanced mental health care. It is imperative to ensure that the implementation of digital mental health tools, especially in the context of this crisis, is guided by ethical principles and abides by professional codes of conduct. This paper examines key areas for an ethical path forward in this digital mental health revolution: privacy and data protection, safety and accountability, and access and fairness.
AB - Social distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the adoption and implementation of digital mental health tools. Psychiatry and therapy sessions are being conducted via videoconferencing platforms, and the use of digital mental health tools for monitoring and treatment has grown. This rapid shift to telehealth during the pandemic has given added urgency to the ethical challenges presented by digital mental health tools. Regulatory standards have been relaxed to allow this shift to socially distanced mental health care. It is imperative to ensure that the implementation of digital mental health tools, especially in the context of this crisis, is guided by ethical principles and abides by professional codes of conduct. This paper examines key areas for an ethical path forward in this digital mental health revolution: privacy and data protection, safety and accountability, and access and fairness.
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U2 - 10.2196/23776
DO - 10.2196/23776
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33156811
AN - SCOPUS:85098572864
SN - 2368-7959
VL - 7
JO - JMIR Mental Health
JF - JMIR Mental Health
IS - 12
M1 - e23776
ER -