Efficacy of standalone smartphone apps for mental health: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kulke JK, Fuhrmann LM, Berking M, Ebert DD, Baumeister H, Derfiora A, Veldhouse A, Weisel KK

DOI: 10.1016/j.landig.2025.100923
Published: 2025 Nov
Container: The Lancet. Digital health
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.landig.2025.100923,
  title = {Efficacy of standalone smartphone apps for mental health: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.},
  author = {Kulke JK and Fuhrmann LM and Berking M and Ebert DD and Baumeister H and Derfiora A and Veldhouse A and Weisel KK},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {The Lancet. Digital health},
  doi = {10.1016/j.landig.2025.100923},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landig.2025.100923}
}

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AU  - Veldhouse A
AU  - Weisel KK
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JK, K., LM, F., M, B., DD, E., H, B., A, D., A, V., & KK, W. (2025). Efficacy of standalone smartphone apps for mental health: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.. The Lancet. Digital health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landig.2025.100923

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