Epsychology

Epsychology is a form of psychological intervention delivered via information and communication technology, most commonly applied in areas of health such as depression, medication adherence, and smoking cessation, with future applications expected in information, organizational and management sciences. Meta-analyses of epsychology interventions suggest that intensive, theory-based interventions combining multiple behavior change techniques and delivery modes, such as mobile phones and the internet, are the most effective, with interventions based on the theory of planned behavior and cognitive-behavioral therapy showing the most promising results, though these findings should be interpreted with caution since many research articles do not adequately report the theoretical basis of the interventions they study.