Psychiatric Times August 11, 2022
Considering challenges and opportunities in digital health solutions for mental health care.
There has been a recent revolution in the development of digital health solutions for various chronic conditions. However, there are relatively few examples of digital health solutions that have been widely adopted in real-world health care settings and are measurably improving patient outcomes or helping health care systems deliver efficient and patient-centric care. From our vantage, there are some fundamental reasons for this “translational gap,” which, if addressed, can go a long way in helping realize the full potential of digital health technologies.
We use mental health/illness as an exemplar because brain-related illnesses will be at the forefront of digital health revolution, as their course can be monitored,...