mHealth Intelligence July 6, 2022
Mark Melchionna

Researchers created a mobile app to help users manage mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic through symptom monitoring and education.

To manage the adverse effects of COVID-19 on mental health, researchers Michael Businelle, PhD, and Michael J. Zvolensky, PhD, created a mobile app called Easing Anxiety Sensitivity for Everyone (EASE), which provides various tracking and monitoring capabilities alongside patient education.

Businelle and Zvolensky won a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the impact of the app on people suffering from anxiety and depression. Businelle is a professor in family and preventive medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, while Zvolensky is the...

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