"Digital Therapeutics for Mental Health and Addiction: The State of the Science and Vision for the Future presents the foundations of digital therapeutics with a broad audience in mind, ranging from bioengineers and computer scientists to those in psychology, psychiatry and social work. Sections cover cutting-edge advancements in the field, offering advice on how to successfully implement digital therapeutics. Readers will find sections on evidence for direct-to-consumer standalone digital therapeutics, the efficacy of integrating digital treatments within traditional healthcare settings, and recent innovations currently transforming the field of digital therapeutics towards experiences which are more personalized, adaptable and engaging. This book gives a view on current limitations of the technology, ideas for problem-solving the challenges of designing this technology, and a perspective on future research directions. For all readers, the content on cultural, legal and ethical dimensions of digital mental health will be useful."--from publisher's website.

Introduction: a vision for the field of digital therapeutics /Nicholas C. Jacobson, Tobias Kowatsch and Lisa A. Marsch -- Using digital therapeutics to target gaps and failures in traditional mental health and addiction treatments / Nicholas C. Jacobson, Rachel E. Quist, Camilla M. Lee and Lisa A. Marsch -- First wave of scalable digital therapeutics: Internet-based programs for direct-to-consumer standalone care for mental health and addiction / Aimee N.C. Campbell, Christina A. Brezing and Matisyahu Shulman -- Second wave of scalable digital therapeutics: mental health and addiction treatment apps for direct-to-consumer standalone care / Patricia A. Aren and Ryan Allred -- Blending digital therapeutics within the healthcare system / Olivia Clare Keller, Alan Jeffrey Budney, Cara Ann Struble and Gisbert Wilhelm Teepe -- Receptivity to mobile health interventions / Roman Keller, Florian v. Wangenheim, Jaqueline Mair and Tobias Kowatsch -- Adapting just-in-time interventions to vulnerability and receptivity: conceptual and methodological considerations / Inbal Nahum-Shani, David W. Wetter and Susan A. Murphy -- Digital therapeutic alliance in digital mental health / Benjamin Kaveladze and Stephen M. Schueller -- Conversational agents on smartphones and the web / Timothy Bickmore and Teresa O'Leary -- Voice-based conversational agents for sensing and support: examples from academia and industry / Caterina Bérubé and Elgar Fleisch -- Design considerations for preparation, optimization, and evaluation of digital therapeutics / Shawna N. Smith, Nicholas J. Seewald and Predrag Klasnja -- Cultural adaptations of digital therapeutics / John A. Naslund and Jessica Spagnolo -- Building the digital therapeutic industry: regulation, evaluation, and implementation / Megan Coder -- Potential pitfalls and lessons learned / Frances Kay-Lambkin, Milena Heinsch and Dara Simpson -- Privacy and security in digital therapeutics / Leysan Nurgalieva and Gavin Doherty -- Ethical considerations of digital therapeutics for mental health / Constantin Landers, Blanch Wies and Marcello Ienca -- Look forward to digital therapeutics in 2040 and how clinicians and institutions get there / Donald M. Hilty, Christy M. Armstrong, Amanda Edwards-Stewart and David D. Luxton.