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The authors have declared no competing interest. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: Data from the Millennium Cohort Study is available at no-cost to bona fide researchers from the UK Data Service at http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-Series-2000031.
Research in context Evidence before this study The onset of depression commonly occurs in adolescence, with evidence suggesting that the rate of adolescent depression is rising in many countries. Despite the importance of prevention, very few strategies are successful. Modifications to the school environment might lead to improvements in adolescent mental health; however, there is little awareness over which factors to target.
Depression; there’s an app for that. Well, there’s more like 353 on the app marketplace to be precise (Bowie-DaBreo, 2019), all with slightly different treatment approaches, visual designs and supporting evidence (or not) for their use. There’s a good reason why a growing number of researchers, clinicians and developers have dipped their toes into the digital health waters to design mental health smartphone apps.
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