Dr Imogen Bell
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
53 Scholarly works
8 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Public availability of evidence-based mental health apps: a systematic review and meta-analysis of self-guided apps.
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-03014-52026
Book Chapter
Virtual Reality for Social Recovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-32552-5_222026
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.2025.1168642026
Journal article
Relational Therapies for People Who Hear Voices: Operationalisation and Current Status of an Emergent Group of Psychological Therapies
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf1422023
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
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Feasibility and acceptability of Orygen Virtual Worlds: a virtual world platform for delivering youth mental health treatment (Preprint)
DOI: 10.2196/891832025
Journal article
A Qualitative Study of Youth Mental Health Service Users’ Views on the Delivery of Psychological Interventions via Virtual Worlds
DOI: 10.3390/virtualworlds40400522025
Journal article
Insights from fifteen years of real-world development, testing and implementation of youth digital mental health interventions
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2025.1008492025
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.212992025
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.2025.1008042025
Journal article
A Virtual Reality–Based Cognitive Defusion Application for Youth Depression and Anxiety: Mixed Methods Experimental Study
DOI: 10.2196/70160
RECENT PROJECTS
2026
Research grants (international)
MOST-Nexus: Transforming Global Youth Mental Health With Hyper-Personalised, Adaptive Scalable Digital Care
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