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“It’s the happiest time in your life!” “Enjoy every moment!” “It goes by so fast!” These are common heartfelt words shared with new moms. But what happens when it’s not the happiest time, when it’s impossible to enjoy just about any moment, and when time not only doesn’t fly by …

Using virtual reality for entertainment isn’t out of the ordinary. If you’ve ever strapped on a pair of 3-D goggles, you’re likely familiar with how immersive the experience is. But virtual reality isn’t just for fun and games: It’s becoming an increasingly popular modality for mental health care.

Access to evidence-based psychological care […] is limited, according to a report commissioned by Big Health and conducted by actuarial consulting firm Milliman.

Social support plays a crucial role in managing and enhancing one’s mental health and well-being. In order to explore the role of a robot’s companion-like behavior on its therapeutic interventions, we conducted an eight-week-long deployment study with seventy participants to compare the impact of (1) a control robot with only …

I’m among those amazed by the power of OpenAI’ ChatGPT and new technologies using large language models (LLMs). There is no doubt that these innovations represent a new chapter in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for mental healthcare. However, I’ll start this article by focusing on the human patient, not the …

The Mental Health Commission of Canada, in collaboration with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), has developed four online learning modules, based on their Toolkit for E-Mental Health Implementation.

Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI MED) student, Aditya Vaidyam, together with a team at Harvard University, have developed a new technology platform to make mental health care available whenever and wherever it’s needed most. The platform is called Learn, Assess, Manage, Prevent, or LAMP and not only makes psychiatric …

During online treatment for anxiety and depression, participants reported increases in the frequency of the actions captured by the longer and briefer versions of the TYDQ, as well increases in satisfaction with life, alongside decreases in anxiety and depressive symptoms.

NICE has recommended eight digital therapies (DTx) for mental health disorders, continuing a drive by the health technology assessment (HTA) agency to review treatment options for patients that can relieve pressure on the NHS.

Over the past decade, digital mental health has been an emerging priority area for government policy and strategy. Acceptance of digital mental health skyrocketed in 2020 – when the Covid-19 pandemic revealed the immense value of digital solutions.