In this interview, Peter Hames, CEO of Big Health, discusses the future of behavioral health and wellness.
Knowledge Bank
Our Knowledge Bank is available to eMHIC Members, and filled with exclusive articles on thought provoking and ground breaking subject matters. We are continually updating it in line with the rapidly evolving health industry, and the ever-changing requirements of mental health practices as we navigate the pandemic as a planet. To access these articles in full, we’d love for you to join us.
Latest Articles
-
-
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.
-
Wysa aims to provide AI-enabled unique support to all its users, such that they find the same comfort, support, and use that we do when meeting a therapist in person yet does not follow a one size fits all approach.
-
Although previous research provides valuable insight into the factors influencing the adoption of digital mental health by professionals, adoption predictors, and their interrelationships are largely unknown.
-
About the Webinar The sports ecosystem is a catalytic testing ground for e-mental health strategies that need to deliver under pressure. Sport has always been perceived as healthy, but like all other contexts it often fails to take care of people’s mental health. In fact, 20.1% of all athletes …
Browse By Category
Case Studies
-
Key Messages: Background “The therapeutic alliance is crucial for the success of face-to-face therapies. Little is known about how coaching functions and fosters the therapeutic alliance in asynchronous treatment modalities such as smartphone apps.” The study “We conducted a selected review to gather preliminary data …
Expert Opinions
-
Article by Thomas Insel Key Messages: “Digital mental health start-ups may be looking like big tech companies…but is their economic value matched by their impact and clinical value?” “Digital mental health is still in its first chapter: transferring the same care from office to internet to …
News
-
Read the original article by Orygen here. A guide to how parents and carers can help young people communicate safely online about suicide is now available in 11 languages. The #chatsafe for parents and carers guide recognises that many young people will discuss suicide and self-harm online, and that their …
Resources
-
This paper highlights the opportunity to increase the relevance of digital mental health technology to users by incorporating recommender systems that suggest personalised content based on an individual’s data exhaust.
Implementation
-
Understanding how to build back equitably after the pandemic requires gathering the appropriate data and being responsive to the groups who were hardest hit by pandemic-related distress.
Latest Research
-
Key Messages: VR proposed alternative for addiction treatment “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.” “While there’s no substitute for counselling…it is important to find supplementary and easily accessible methods to …
Policy and Strategy
-
“Software apps for health and wellness are proliferating rapidly. Policy makers, health-care providers, and consumers can benefit from assessment and standard-isation of these apps, to support decision making in a rapidly developing field. Recognising this unmet need, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a standard in July, 2021, with …
Special Interest Groups
-
This factsheet is designed for Health Practitioners new to using digital mental health resources with their clients or patients. ‘Health Practitioners’ can include GPs and other Medical Specialists, Psychologists, Counsellors, Social Workers, OTs, Physiotherapists, Nurse, Pharmacists, Guidance Officers, Peer Support… Join eMHIC to read more… Our Knowledge Bank is available …
Upcoming Events
Webinar Replays
Member Login
Congress 2021
Our Audience
eMHIC has an audience of 6 member countries (and growing) with thousands of subscribers around the world.
Something to share?
We value high quality information and will gladly receive your contribution
