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John A. Naslund is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their main field of research is Psychology, with a focus on Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's research primarily covers topics related to digital approaches in mental health, highlighting:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Naslund has contributed to several recent publications demonstrating their engagement with contemporary issues in mental health and technology. Notable papers include:

  • "Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority," 2021, published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • "COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health," 2021, published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Social Media and Mental Health: Benefits, Risks, and Opportunities for Research and Practice," 2020, published in Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
  • "Digital Peer Support Mental Health Interventions for People With a Lived Experience of a Serious Mental Illness: Systematic Review," 2020, published in JMIR Mental Health
  • "Mental Ill-Health Risk Factors in the Construction Industry: Systematic Review," 2020, published in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

The scholar frequently publishes in several journals, including:

  • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • JMIR Formative Research
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science

Naslund collaborates regularly with several co-authors such as:

  • Vikram Patel
  • Anant Bhan
  • Deepak Tugnawat
  • Azaz Khan
  • John Torous

Best Publications

  • The future of mental health care: peer-to-peer support and social media

    J. A. Naslund;K. A. Aschbrenner;L. A. Marsch;S. J. Bartels

  • Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority.

    Lene E. Søvold;John A. Naslund;Antonis A. Kousoulis;Shekhar Saxena

  • COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health.

    Lola Kola;Lola Kola;Brandon A Kohrt;Charlotte Hanlon;Charlotte Hanlon;John A Naslund

  • Digital technology for treating and preventing mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries: a narrative review of the literature

    John A Naslund;John A Naslund;Kelly A Aschbrenner;Ricardo Araya;Lisa A Marsch

  • Social Media and Mental Health: Benefits, Risks, and Opportunities for Research and Practice.

    John A. Naslund;Ameya Bondre;John Torous;Kelly A. Aschbrenner

  • Emerging mHealth and eHealth interventions for serious mental illness: a review of the literature

    John A. Naslund;Lisa A. Marsch;Gregory J. McHugo;Stephen J. Bartels

  • Naturally occurring peer support through social media: the experiences of individuals with severe mental illness using YouTube.

    John A. Naslund;Stuart W. Grande;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Glyn Elwyn

  • The Underside of the Silver Tsunami — Older Adults and Mental Health Care

    Stephen J. Bartels;John A. Naslund

  • Innovative Models in Mental Health Delivery Systems: Task Sharing Care with Non-specialist Providers to Close the Mental Health Treatment Gap.

    Giuseppe Raviola;Giuseppe Raviola;John A Naslund;Stephanie L Smith;Vikram Patel

  • Clinically significant improved fitness and weight loss among overweight persons with serious mental illness.

    Stephen J. Bartels;Sarah I. Pratt;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Laura K. Barre

  • Pragmatic Replication Trial of Health Promotion Coaching for Obesity in Serious Mental Illness and Maintenance of Outcomes

    Stephen J. Bartels;Sarah I. Pratt;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Laura K. Barre

  • Creating a Digital Health Smartphone App and Digital Phenotyping Platform for Mental Health and Diverse Healthcare Needs: an Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Approach

    John Torous;Hannah Wisniewski;Bruce Bird;Elizabeth Carpenter

  • Digital Peer Support Mental Health Interventions for People With a Lived Experience of a Serious Mental Illness: Systematic Review

    Karen L. Fortuna;John A. Naslund;Jessica M. LaCroix;Cynthia L. Bianco

  • Systematic review of social media interventions for smoking cessation.

    John A. Naslund;John A. Naslund;Sunny Jung Kim;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Laura J. McCulloch

  • Lifestyle interventions for weight loss among overweight and obese adults with serious mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    John A. Naslund;John A. Naslund;Karen L. Whiteman;Gregory J. McHugo;Kelly A. Aschbrenner

  • Mental Ill-Health Risk Factors in the Construction Industry: Systematic Review.

    Albert P. C. Chan;Janet M. Nwaogu;John A. Naslund

  • Feasibility of popular m-health technologies for activity tracking among individuals with serious mental illness.

    John A. Naslund;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Laura K. Barre;Stephen J. Bartels

  • Digital Technology for Building Capacity of Nonspecialist Health Workers for Task Sharing and Scaling Up Mental Health Care Globally.

    John A Naslund;Rahul Shidhaye;Vikram Patel

  • Wearable Devices and Smartphones for Activity Tracking Among People with Serious Mental Illness.

    John A. Naslund;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Stephen J. Bartels

  • How people with serious mental illness use smartphones, mobile apps, and social media.

    John A. Naslund;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Stephen J. Bartels

  • Exploring opportunities to support mental health care using social media: A survey of social media users with mental illness.

    John A. Naslund;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Gregory J. McHugo;Jürgen Unützer

  • ClinicallySignificantImprovedFitness andWeightLossAmongOverweight PersonsWithSeriousMentalIllness

    Stephen J. Bartels;I. Pratt;Kelly A. Aschbrenner;Laura K. Barre

Frequent Co-Authors

John Torous
John Torous Harvard Medical School
Gregory J. McHugo
Gregory J. McHugo Dartmouth College
Eirini Karyotaki
Eirini Karyotaki Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Sona Dimidjian
Sona Dimidjian University of Colorado Boulder
François Taddei
François Taddei Université Paris Cité
Zafra Cooper
Zafra Cooper Yale University
Steven D. Hollon
Steven D. Hollon Vanderbilt University
Norm O'Rourke
Norm O'Rourke Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Robert G. Maunder
Robert G. Maunder University of Toronto
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University

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