Beyond counting clicks: rethinking engagement in digital mental health
Beyond counting clicks: rethinking engagement in digital mental health

Beyond counting clicks: rethinking engagement in digital mental health

Br J Psychiatry. 2025 Nov 24:1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10485. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

User engagement remains a challenge in digital mental health. This editorial reconsiders engagement as a process rather than an outcome, introducing a four-step model to define, measure and link engagement to outcomes. The approach promotes standardisation, interpretability and scalability, advancing the science and implementation of digital health interventions.

PMID:41277279 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.2025.10485