Correction: Text Messaging Versus Email Messaging to Support Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Hybrid Type II Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/29495.].

Text Messaging Versus Email Messaging to Support Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Hybrid Type II Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) accounts for 40.5% of disability-adjusted life years caused by mental and substance use disorders. Barriers such as stigma and financial and physical access to care have been reported, highlighting the need for innovative, accessible, and cost-effective psychological interventions.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Levels Highest amongst Indigenous Peoples in Alberta.

This study explores differences in stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by different ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a cross-sectional online survey of subscribers of the COVID-19 Text4Hope text messaging program in Alberta. Stress, anxiety, and depression were measured among Caucasian, Indigenous, Asian, and other ethnic groups using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)-10, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7, and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 scales, respectively.

What can qualitative studies reveal about recruitment into psychiatry?

Objective: Studies examining recruitment problems in psychiatry have been mostly quantitative and limited in their ability to elucidate perceptions and day-to-day influences that may affect recruitment. This review aimed to identify factors on recruitment into psychiatry by appraising available qualitative studies.

Methods: The authors searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Embase using Health Database Advanced Search tool on NHS Evidence.