The growing prevalence of digital approaches to mental health care raises a range of questions and considerations. A notion that has recently emerged is that of the digital therapeutic alliance, prompting consideration of whether and how the concept of therapeutic alliance, which has proven to be a central ingredient of successful traditional psychotherapy, could translate to mental health care via digital technologies. This special issue editorial article outlines the topic of digital therapeutic alliance and introduces the five articles that comprise the special issue.

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数字治疗联盟：前景和考虑

精神卫生保健数字化方法的日益流行引发了一系列问题和考虑。最近出现的一个概念是数字治疗联盟，促使人们考虑治疗联盟的概念是否以及如何通过数字技术转化为心理健康护理，治疗联盟已被证明是成功的传统心理治疗的核心要素。本期特刊社论概述了数字治疗联盟的主题，并介绍了组成该特刊的五篇文章。