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Email

imogen.bell@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
Education
PhD
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Swinburne University of Technology
ORCID

0000-0001-7567-0517

Dr Imogen Bell

Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)

49 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Association between user engagement and clinical outcomes in smartphone apps for depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116864
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Relational Therapies for People Who Hear Voices: Operationalisation and Current Status of an Emergent Group of Psychological Therapies
    DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf142
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A Qualitative Study of Youth Mental Health Service Users’ Views on the Delivery of Psychological Interventions via Virtual Worlds
    DOI: 10.3390/virtualworlds4040052
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Insights from fifteen years of real-world development, testing and implementation of youth digital mental health interventions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2025.100849
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    EValuating the Impact of DigitaLly Enhancing Australian Youth Mental Health SerVicEs (The EVOLVE Project): A Large Scale, Controlled, Process and Economic Evaluation of a Blended Digital Intervention
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    VR Social Cognition Therapy in Early Psychosis: Effectiveness and Implementation
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Harnessing Innovative Digital Technologies to Enhance Youth Mental Health Care
Imogen Bell

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    The evolving field of digital mental health: current evidence and implementation issues for smartphone apps, generative artificial intelligence, and virtual reality
    DOI: 10.1002/wps.21299
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary clinical outcomes of a brief coping-focused intervention for delusions blended with smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment and intervention in persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A pilot single-arm trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2025.100804
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A meta-analysis of persuasive design, engagement, and efficacy in 92 RCTs of mental health apps
    DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01567-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A Virtual Reality–Based Cognitive Defusion Application for Youth Depression and Anxiety: Mixed Methods Experimental Study
    DOI: 10.2196/70160
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Immersive Virtual Reality–Assisted Therapy for Distressing Voices in Psychosis: Qualitative Study of Participants’ and Therapists’ Experiences in the Challenge Trial
    DOI: 10.2196/77920
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Integrating Virtual Reality, Neurofeedback, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations (Hybrid): Protocol of a Pilot, Unblinded, Single-Arm Interventional Study
    DOI: 10.2196/63405

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Like Your Life Depends on It: Integrating Digital Interventions Into Schools to Prevent Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Avatar-Mediated Therapy for Hallucinations: Superiority Trial (AMETHYST)

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