Torous, John

Recent Developments in Digital Mental Health Interventions for College and University Students

Becker, T. D., & Torous, J. B. (2019) · Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMental Health Treatment and Access

Cited by 67

Assessing mental health apps marketplaces with objective metrics from 29,190 data points from 278 apps

Lagan, S., D'Mello, R., Vaidyam, A., Bilden, R., & Torous, J. (2021) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 65

The Complexity of Mental Health App Privacy Policies: A Potential Barrier to Privacy

Powell, A., Singh, P., & Torous, J. (2018) · JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 65

The need for a new generation of digital mental health tools to support more accessible, effective and equitable care

Torous, J., Myrick, K., & Aguilera, A. (2023) · World Psychiatry

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 64

Evaluating Conversational Agents for Mental Health: Scoping Review of Outcomes and Outcome Measurement Instruments

Jabir, A. I., Martinengo, L., Lin, X., Torous, J., Subramaniam, M., & Tudor Car, L. (2023) · Journal of Medical Internet Research

Digital Mental Health InterventionsSocial Robot Interaction and HRI

Cited by 63

An introduction to generative artificial intelligence in mental health care: considerations and guidance

King, D. R., Nanda, G., Stoddard, J., Dempsey, A., Hergert, S., Shore, J. H., & Torous, J. (2023) · Current Psychiatry Reports

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 63

The Opportunity and Obstacles for Smartwatches and Wearable Sensors

Foster, K. R., & Torous, J. (2019) · IEEE Pulse

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

Cited by 62

Smartphone, Social Media, and Mental Health App Use in an Acute Transdiagnostic Psychiatric Sample

Beard, C., Silverman, A. L., Forgeard, M., Wilmer, M. T., Torous, J., & Björgvinsson, T. (2019) · JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Digital Mental Health InterventionsImpact of Technology on Adolescents

Cited by 58

Electronic behavioral interventions for headache: a systematic review

Minen, M. T., Torous, J., Raynowska, J., Piazza, A., Grudzen, C., Powers, S., Lipton, R., & Sevick, M. A. (2016) · The Journal of Headache and Pain

Migraine and Headache StudiesDigital Mental Health Interventions

Cited by 58

Smartphone apps for autism Spectrum disorder—understanding the evidence

Kim, J. W., Nguyen, T.-Q., Gipson, S. Y.-M. T., Shin, A. L., & Torous, J. (2018) · Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchDigital Mental Health Interventions

Cited by 57

The role of social media in schizophrenia: evaluating risks, benefits, and potential

Torous, J., & Keshavan, M. (2016) · Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Schizophrenia research and treatmentImpact of Technology on Adolescents

Cited by 51

Digital health developments and drawbacks: a review and analysis of top-returned apps for bipolar disorder

Lagan, S., Ramakrishnan, A., Lamont, E., Ramakrishnan, A., Frye, M., & Torous, J. (2020) · International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 50

Systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events in clinical trials of mental health apps

Linardon, J., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Firth, J., Goldberg, S. B., Anderson, C., McClure, Z., & Torous, J. (2024) · npj Digital Medicine

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 44

Characterizing Smartphone Engagement for Schizophrenia: Results of a Naturalist Mobile Health Study

Torous, J., Staples, P., Slaters, L., Adams, J., Sandoval, L., Onnela, J., & Keshavan, M. (2017) · Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 44

Considering the therapeutic alliance in digital mental health interventions

Henson, P., Peck, P., & Torous, J. (2019) · Harvard Review of Psychiatry

Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Cited by 43

Mobile device applications and treatment of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness

Moon, S. J., Hwang, J., Hill, H. S., Kervin, R., Birtwell, K. B., Torous, J., McDougle, C. J., & Kim, J. W. (2020) · Archives of Disease in Childhood

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Cited by 38

Mobile Health, Smartphone/Device, and Apps for Psychiatry and Medicine

Hilty, D. M., Chan, S., Torous, J., Luo, J., & Boland, R. J. (2019) · Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Innovations in Medical EducationMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 38

Social decline in the psychosis prodrome: Predictor potential and heterogeneity of outcome

Carrión, R. E., Auther, A. M., McLaughlin, D., Addington, J., Bearden, C. E., Cadenhead, K. S., Cannon, T. D., Keshavan, M., Mathalon, D. H., McGlashan, T. H., et al. (2021) · Schizophrenia Research

Schizophrenia research and treatmentPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

Cited by 36

Using apps for bipolar disorder – An online survey of healthcare provider perspectives and practices

Morton, E., Torous, J., Murray, G., & Michalak, E. E. (2021) · Journal of Psychiatric Research

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 36

Coaching to Support Mental Health Apps: Exploratory Narrative Review

Meyer, A., Wisniewski, H., & Torous, J. (2022) · JMIR Human Factors

Digital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth Applications

Cited by 34

Governing AI in Mental Health: 50-State Legislative Review

Shumate, J. N., Rozenblit, E., Flathers, M., Larrauri, C. A., Hau, C., Xia, W., Torous, E. N., & Torous, J. (2025) · JMIR Mental Health

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 33

Standardizing and Scaffolding Health Care AI-Chatbot Evaluation: Systematic Review

Hua, Y., Xia, W., Bates, D., Hartstein, G. L., Kim, H. T., Li, M., Nelson, B. W., Stromeyer IV, C., King, D., Suh, J., et al. (2025) · JMIR AI

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationEthics and Social Impacts of AI

Cited by 30

The Potential of Object-Relations Theory for Improving Engagement With Health Apps

Cohen, J., & Torous, J. (2019) · JAMA

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health Interventions

Cited by 29

Do generative AI chatbots increase psychosis risk?

Keshavan, M., Torous, J., & Yassin, W. (2026) · World Psychiatry

Schizophrenia research and treatmentArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education

Cited by 26