HMP Global April 21, 2022
Psychiatrists and mental health clinicians can be limited in the amount of information they gather in a single visit. For instance, much of the session may be dedicated to retrospective recollection of progress since the last visit.
Now, there are new techniques to make this process more effective. Smartphone apps, digital therapeutics, and mobile device monitoring—known as passive data—hold promise for making psychiatric visits more time-effective.
But how can patients choose—and best adopt—these technologies?
Navigating the minefield of mental health apps
Critics of mental health apps point to a lack of evidence supporting their real-world effectiveness. A wide array of disconnected strategies—including technology literacy, socioeconomic determinants of health and the Digital Divide—further underscores the difficulty in distributing the right apps...
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