Integrating Equity and Diversity in Digital Mental Health Interventions for Depression-Presentation and Q&A

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The video is a webinar on integrating equity and diversity in digital mental health interventions for depression. Dr. Adrienne Aguilera, an Associate Professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, leads the webinar. He discusses the need to target digital interventions for diverse populations and explains how a text messaging intervention can improve engagement in depression treatment. Dr. Aguilera also talks about the cultural tailoring of mobile interventions for depression. He highlights the increasing use of smartphones and wearable devices in mental health interventions and the disparities in access and usage across different populations. Dr. Aguilera presents research findings on the use of text messaging in cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, showing that patients who received text messages attended more sessions and stayed in treatment longer. He also discusses the potential for using mood ratings via text to approximate PHQ-9 scores and monitor symptoms over time. The webinar emphasizes the importance of personalizing interventions, addressing disparities, and considering cultural values in digital mental health interventions. The goal is to increase access, engagement, and quality of care for diverse populations. Overall, the webinar provides valuable insights into the use of technology in mental health interventions and highlights the potential for digital interventions to reduce disparities and improve outcomes for patients with depression.

Keywords

equity

diversity

digital mental health interventions

depression

text messaging intervention

cultural tailoring

disparities

access

cognitive behavioral therapy

technology