Identifying Evidence-Based Strategies in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Depression: Qualitative Content Analysis
Overview
This qualitative content analysis examines the therapeutic components of Mindset, a therapist-guided smartphone intervention for depression, to assess its adherence to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles. The study identifies core CBT techniques and behavior change strategies within the app's 393 unique pages, providing data on their frequency and overlap. This resource is intended for researchers and clinicians seeking to understand the structural fidelity and operationalization of digital mental health treatments.
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- Geneva Jonathan (Harvard University), Jenna Y. Sung (Massachusetts General Hospital), Heyli Arcese (Massachusetts General Hospital), Phoebe Holz (Massachusetts General Hospital), Kate H. Bentley (Massachusetts General Hospital), Emily E. Bernstein (Massachusetts General Hospital), Hilary Weingarden (Harvard University), Jennifer L. Greenberg (Harvard University), Oliver Harrison, Sabine Wilhelm (Harvard University)
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- 2026-01-19
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- 10.2196/84030
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@article{allodium:7fb70a530fea4e07,
title = {Identifying Evidence-Based Strategies in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Depression: Qualitative Content Analysis},
author = {Geneva Jonathan and Jenna Y. Sung and Heyli Arcese and Phoebe Holz and Kate H. Bentley and Emily E. Bernstein and Hilary Weingarden and Jennifer L. Greenberg and Oliver Harrison and Sabine Wilhelm},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/84030},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/84030}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Identifying Evidence-Based Strategies in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Depression: Qualitative Content Analysis AU - Jonathan, Geneva AU - Sung, Jenna Y. AU - Arcese, Heyli AU - Holz, Phoebe AU - Bentley, Kate H. AU - Bernstein, Emily E. AU - Weingarden, Hilary AU - Greenberg, Jennifer L. AU - Harrison, Oliver AU - Wilhelm, Sabine PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/84030 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/84030 ER -
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Jonathan, G., Sung, J. Y., Arcese, H., Holz, P., Bentley, K. H., Bernstein, E. E., Weingarden, H., Greenberg, J. L., Harrison, O., & Wilhelm, S. (2026). Identifying Evidence-Based Strategies in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Depression: Qualitative Content Analysis. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/84030
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