Digital Mental Health for Young People: A Scoping Review of Ethical Promises and Challenges

Mental health disorders are complex disorders of the nervous system characterized by a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Mental illness is of particular concern for younger people. The WHO estimates that around 20% of the world's children and adolescents have a mental health condition, a rate that is almost double compared to the general population. One approach toward mitigating the medical and socio-economic effects of mental h

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ethics.ai (6 September 2021), “Digital Mental Health for Young People: A Scoping Review of Ethical Promises and Challenges,” evidence record 9058, https://ethics.ai/record/9058 (originally published by OpenAlex).

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