Open AccessDevelopments in Mobile Health Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Addiction Science
Author(s) -
Stephanie M. Carpenter,
Marianne Menictas,
Inbal NahumShani,
David W. Wetter,
Susan A. Murphy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current addiction reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 2196-2952
DOI - 10.1007/s40429-020-00322-y
Subject(s) - addiction , psychological intervention , psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry
Addiction is a serious and prevalent problem across the globe. An important challenge facing intervention science is how to support addiction treatment and recovery while mitigating the associated cost and stigma. A promising solution is the use of mobile health (mHealth) just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs), in which intervention options are delivered in situ via a mobile device when individuals are most in need.