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Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions (3229) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (527) Mobile Health (mhealth) (3464) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2111) Behavior Change (863) Serious Games for Health and Medicine (802) Mental Health Games (115) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4018) Perinatal Education for Parents (276) Perinatal Depression; Postpartum Depression; PPD (133)

Published on in Vol 8 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/44029, first published .
Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study

Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study

Testing a Behavioral Activation Gaming App for Depression During Pregnancy: Multimethod Pilot Study

Authors of this article:

Rachel C Vanderkruik1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Craig Ferguson3 Author Orcid Image ;   Lauren A Kobylski1, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Joseph J Locascio5 Author Orcid Image ;   Gabriella E Hamlett6 Author Orcid Image ;   Parker C Killenberg1 Author Orcid Image ;   Robert Lewis3 Author Orcid Image ;   Noah Jones3 Author Orcid Image ;   Ella T Rossa1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hannah Dineen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rosalind Picard3 Author Orcid Image ;   Lee S Cohen1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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  3. Bisby M, Jervis N, Fisher A, Scott A, Titov N, Dear B. Development and initial evaluation of an ultra-brief digital treatment for perinatal depression and anxiety symptoms. Internet Interventions 2025;42:100866 View
  4. Yokotani K, Takano M, Abe N, Kato T. Improvement of Game Users’ Depressive Symptoms via Behavioral Activation in a Massive Multiplayer Online Game: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Serious Games 2025;13:e73734 View
  5. So Y, Shin J, Won S, Im W, Seok K, Jin M, Lee S, Bae S. Validation of the Effectiveness of a Behavioral Activation-Based Digital App for Treatment of Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavioral Sciences 2025;15(11):1496 View
  6. ORSOLINI L, LONGO G, NUZZO G, VOLPE U. Digital therapeutics in depression and bipolar disorder: a comprehensive systematic review. Minerva Psychiatry 2025;66(3) View