Digital Tools and Solutions

Physician, researcher and scientist Dr. Jorge Palacios explains how this style of care works and how it can help combat today’s mental healthcare crisis.

Mental health conditions are a substantial global health issue that’s continuously increasing. Soul Machines Digital People can, and do deliver mental health support in a uniquely kind and inclusive way – patients and clients feel seen and heard in a judgment-free space.

NICE has, for the first time, recommended a digital therapeutic to treat insomnia. The app Sleepio was developed by digital therapeutics company Big Health, and is a self-help tool which draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles.

This article critically reviews different digital mental health interventions, including their contributions, limitations and future challenges they may face.

There is little doubt about technologies’ potential to disrupt and transform adolescent mental health, however, we still have some way to go before we realize this potential and progress will require global action. This opinion piece discusses current solutions and their performance, and suggestsions for future directions.

Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) have the potential to facilitate and expand access to OUD treatment by delivering evidence-based neurobehavioral treatment in a convenient, familiar, and confidential form.

MoodMission aims to capitalise on the incredible flexibility, portability, and adaptability of mobile apps. When a user feels anxious or low, they simply open the app, report how they feel with three taps, and are immediately offered five different “Missions” they could use to cope.

Listening to binaural beats has been claimed to help with sleep, stress, anxiety and cognition, and there’s much discussion online about whether or not they can cause a “high” similar to drugs.

Men often avoid seeking help because of gender expectations. Mental health apps have become an important resource for men and provide peer community and support in a setting that provides both privacy and convenience.

Researchers developing treatments for addiction are turning to virtual reality and gaming to help patients overcome their lack of impulse control and decrease the relapse rates. Participants who completed the training were found to perform better than control groups in a classical task used to test inhibition.