Table 2.
Mental health apps assessed in focus groups.
| App name | Mental health focus | Developer | Tools |
| Mood Mission | Depression and anxiety | Monash University | Variety of personalized behavioral strategies |
| Music eScape | Stress/distress | Queensland University of Technology | Develops music playlists to shift from one mood to another |
| Pacifica | Stress and anxiety | Commercial company with clinical advisors | CBTa based mood tracking; personalized behavioral strategies; psychoeducation; links to therapists; peer support |
| Mind Shift | Anxiety | Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia | CBT approach; mood tracking; psychoeducation |
| Headspace | Stress | New York University and University of Southern California | Mindfulness and meditation |
| What’s Up? | Depression | Private developer | CBT approach; psychoeducation; social forums; diary |
aCBT: cognitive behavioral therapy.