Psychiatria pre prax 4/2022

The mobile technologies in a treatment of mental disorders: Project IMMERSE

Mobile technologies have become an integral part of our lives, but they are not yet fulfilling their potential to be used in the treatment of mental disorders. In research, the use of mobile technology as a tool of applying the Experience Sampling Method is shown to increase the effectiveness of usual treatment and the engagement of patients in its course. The IMMERSE project aims to bridge the gap between research and routine clinical practice by conducting an implementation study that is developing a digital mobile mental health tool to be implemented in the treatment of mental disorders in four European countries, namely Belgium, Germany, Scotland, and Slovakia. These countries differ in the extent to which mobile health tools are used in mental health care.

Keywords: IMMERSE, Experience Sampling, mHealth, implementation, mobile app