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May 10, 2026Journal of Pediatric PsychologyOpen Access

Small but mighty: how can pediatric psychologists harness the power of digital single-session interventions?

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CAChristina M. AmaroAMAlexandra D. MonzonMAMelissa A. Alderfer

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Overview

This topical review explores the implementation of digital single-session interventions to improve mental health in pediatric populations, suggesting innovative strategies for psychologists.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore digital single-session interventions (SSIs) and their potential in pediatric psychology.
  • Review of literature on SSIs in pediatric psychology
  • Exploration of community-engaged design examples
  • Discussion of future directions for digital SSIs
  • Evidence shows small to medium effects of SSIs on distress, anxiety, and depression.
  • Community input is crucial for developing contextually relevant SSIs.
  • Two digital SSIs under development target siblings of children with cancer and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

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Amaro et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0020cec8f74e3340f9b965https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsag033
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