Psychiatric Times May 22, 2025
How many apps do you use on your phone? John Luo, MD, a technology expert shares his thoughts on their usefulness at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting.
CONFERENCE REPORTER
“Every patient has different things that help them,” said John Luo, MD, when asked about the use of digital therapeutics at the 2025 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting. “The reality is, it’s a balancing act. Digital therapeutics can work, but probably for a smaller patient population.”
How many apps on your phone do you actually use? The average individual has 40 apps installed on their phone, but spends 89% of their time between merely 18 apps; More than half of those apps remain unused.1
However, the number of clinicians...







