A systematic review of dialectical behavior therapy mobile apps for content and usability

Wilks, Chelsey R.; Gurtovenko, Kyrill; Rebmann, Kevin; Williamson, James; Lovell, Josh; Wasil, Akash R.

doi:10.1186/s40479-021-00167-5

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Table 1 App content and features

From: A systematic review of dialectical behavior therapy mobile apps for content and usability

App	Skills training	ER	DT	IE	MF	MP	Validation	Irreverence	Safety plan	Suicide hotline	Chain analysis	Diary card	Custom-ize diary card	Share diary card	Number of DBT features					Android rating	iOS rating	Android review	iOS	Monthly upgrade	Password	Privacy policy	Notifi-cations	MARS
																DBT only	Adolescent	App developer	Stand alone app			Totals	Review	Cost	Protected			Total
																							Totals
Calm Harm - Manages Self Harm	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	NA	NA	3	Yes	No	Non Profit	Yes	4.3	4.4	1,780	511	0	No	Yes	No	3.8
CrisisBuddy	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2	Yes	Yes	Clinician-Led	Yes	4.2	5	8	1	0	No	No	Yes	3.13
DBT Coach	UG	UG	UG	UG	Yes	UG	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	3	Yes	No	Commerical	Yes	4.5	4.7	1,404	742	$12.00	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.25
DBT Travel Guide	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	3	Yes	No	Clinician-Led	No	4.1	4.7	96	11	0	No	Yes	Yes	3.34
DBT Trivia and Quiz	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	NA	1	Yes	No	Commerical	Yes	4.1	4.3	14	234	0	No	Yes	No	2.4
DBT: The Dime Game	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	0	Yes	No	Unkown	Yes	3.1	4.8	17	4	0	No	Yes	No	3.95
Impulse DBT	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	NA	NA	1	Yes	No	Unkown	No	4.1	3.9	105	14	0	No	No	Yes	2.86
Meela: Your Wellness Ally	Yes	UG	UG	NA	UG	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	NA	NA	3	No	No	Commerical	Yes	NA	4	NA	15	$7.00	Yes	Yes	No	3.52
Jones Mindful Living	UG	UG	UG	UG	UG	UG	No	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	1	No	No	Clinician-Led	Yes	--	NA	0	NA	$19.00	No	Yes	No	2.45
Mooditude - Elevate your mood	Yes	UG	UG	No	UG	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	2	No	No	Commerical	Yes	NA	4.7	NA	157	$15.00	Yes	Yes	Yes	4.37
Moodlinks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	1	Yes	No	Commerical	No	4.6	5	29	27	0	No	Yes	Yes	3.42
Morpheus	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	1	Yes	No	Commerical	No	4.4	NA	5	NA	0	Yes	Yes	No	2.66
Psych Surveys	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	No	No	Commerical	No	3.8	3.7	5	6	0	Yes	Yes	No	3.96
Resili	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	2	No	No	Commerical	Yes	4.7	5	15	1	0	Yes	Yes	Yes	3.37
Rise Up + Recover: An Eating Disorder Monitor	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	2	No	No	Non Profit	Yes	4.3	4.7	504	208	0	No	Yes	No	3.67
SafePlan	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	1	Yes	Yes	Unkown	Yes	--	--	--	0	0	No	Yes	Yes	2.59
Self-Heal	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	0	Yes	No	Clinician-Led	Yes	3.2	5	7	3	0	No	No	No	3.31
Skills, Stress Tolerance Game	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	1	Yes	No	Commerical	Yes	3.5	3.6	98	5	$5.00 (one-time)	No	Yes	No	2.15
Woebot - Your Self-Care Expert	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	NA	NA	4	No	No	Commerical	Yes	4.7	4.8	8,593	3,700	0	Yes	Yes	No	4.51
Wysa: Mental Health Support	Yes	UG	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	NA	NA	3	No	No	Commerical	Yes	4.7	4.8	74,350	3,500	$12.00	No	Yes	Yes	4.59
Youper	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	NA	NA	2	No	No	Commerical	Yes	NA	4.9	--	14,000	$3.80	No	Yes	Yes	4.35

Note. ER Emotion Regulation, DT Distress Tolerance, IE Interpersonal Effectiveness, MF Mindfulness, MP Middle Path, MARS Mobile App Rating Scale; Yes = content present, No = content absent, UG = content present and more is accessible with upgrade costs

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