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Journal article
Digital mental health interventions: A narrative review of what is important from the perspective of LGBTQIA plus people
Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol.79(11), pp.2685-2713
2023
PMID: 37528773
Abstract
Objectives
Digital mental health interventions are a promising therapeutic modality to provide psychological support to LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, Queer, intersex, asexual, plus other gender, sexual, and romantic minority identities) people. The aim of this narrative review is to explore how the LGBTQIA+ community has been engaged in the design of digital mental health interventions, how content has been tailored to the LGBTQIA+ community, and features identified as important by LGBTQIA+ participants.
Methods
A total of 33 studies were included in this review from a larger yield of 1933 identified from systematic searches of five databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHAL, and Medline). Data were analyzed narratively and using content analysis.
Results
Only half of the studies reported engaging the LGBTQIA+ community in intervention designs. Interventions have been tailored in a variety of ways to support LGBTQIA+ individuals—such as through affirming imagery, recruitment through LGBTQIA+ networks, and designing content to focus specifically on LGBTQIA+ issues. A range of features were identified as important for participants, namely how content was tailored to LGBTQIA+ experiences, providing connection to community, and links to other relevant LGBTQIA+ resources. While not a primary aim, results also showed that a wide range of digital modalities can significantly improve a range of mental health problems.
Conclusion
Digital interventions are an acceptable and effective form of therapeutic intervention, but future research needs to focus on meaningful engagement of community members to inform design and implementation.
Details
- Title
- Digital mental health interventions: A narrative review of what is important from the perspective of LGBTQIA plus people
- Authors
- James A. Fowler (Corresponding Author) - The University of QueenslandLisa Buckley - The University of QueenslandMiranda Muir - The University of QueenslandShelley Viskovich - The University of QueenslandChris Paradisis - The University of QueenslandParnian Zanganeh - The University of QueenslandJudith A. Dean - The University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol.79(11), pp.2685-2713
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1002/jclp.23571
- ISSN
- 1097-4679; 0021-9762
- PMID
- 37528773
- Copyright note
- © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Psychology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Data Availability
- Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.
- Grant note
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship; Australian Government; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991043790802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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