World Economic Forum April 13, 2020
Joshua Gordon Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Murali Doraiswamy Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Duke University Health System

  • Counselling services have become available through apps in response to COVID-19.
  • Studies have revealed a lack of scientific rigour in digital mental health.
  • Research aims to provide real data on the effectiveness of mental health apps.

Are you feeling depressed or anxious? There’s an app for that. Globally, there are more than 400 million annual downloads of mobile health apps, which suggests that consumers are eagerly seeking technology to manage their health.

In the past few months alone, mental health surveys, tips, and counselling services have become available through social media sites and apps in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For mental health professionals, the opportunity to provide help in this time of...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, Healthcare System, Mental Health, mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Trends
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