Submissions Invited for Technology in Mental Health Column

Technology in Mental Health, a new Psychiatric Services column edited by Dror Ben-Zeev, Ph.D., focuses on technology-based or technology-assisted approaches in the assessment, treatment, monitoring, or prevention of mental health problems (e.g., mHealth or eHealth, decision support tools, wearable devices, social media, and training programs). Given the rapid pace of technology development, multiple stakeholders—policy makers, administrators, clinicians, and consumers of mental health services—stand to benefit from learning about novel approaches as they emerge. The column is an ideal venue to expose readers to innovative technologies and innovative strategies for using existing technology to improve mental health outcomes in a timely manner. Submissions may include (but are not limited to) informed opinion pieces, empirical efforts (e.g., deployment in the context of real-world care, proof-of-principle studies), policy papers relevant to the use of technology, and first-person accounts from users of technology in mental health (i.e., patients, providers, and administrators). Authors are encouraged to explore, debate, and demonstrate how to capitalize on and build new technologies that will redefine the field by generating new science and practice.

Submissions should include a 100-word abstract. Up to 15 references are permitted. The total word count (including abstract, text, and references) should not exceed 2,400 words—or 2,000 with a small table or figure. Tables, figures, and multimedia material may be submitted as an online-only supplement to the column. Please submit online at ScholarOne Manuscripts (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ps).