This article originally appeared on Med-Tech Health Innovation News - click here to see.Dr Derek Richards, SilverCloud Health’s chief scientific officer, discusses the rise of ‘stealth science’ alongside his recent research on evidence- based frameworks in mental health apps. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in the number of people globally in need of mental health services. The current scale of need is at levels which constitute a pandemic. No country has the human resource capacity to meet the current mental health need; therefore, turning to digital solutions to deliver care is becoming a requirement. Digital Mental He...

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