MedCity News October 19, 2021
Roy Wiesner

Enhanced mental health care that integrates human and artificial intelligence is in its infancy. While there are significant challenges to address, the potential benefits are enormous for all stakeholders: patients, therapists, providers and payers.

The pandemic’s toll on behavioral health, along with recent statements from multiple high-profile athletes and celebrities, has catapulted mental and emotional well-being into mainstream consciousness. It’s about time.

Spending on behavioral and mental health has surged as people seek help to deal with illness, unemployment and social isolation, all in an increasingly fast-paced, pressure-filled world. Yet the digital revolution that has transformed many aspects of our daily lives has not yet truly emerged in behavioral health care.

The World Health Organization has noted that depression...

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