Chatbot/ AI

Every day, we see reminders that mental health is a human and economic crisis. The tumult of the pandemic and the isolation it has created has affected us all, but getting help has been a significant challenge for many. Stigma…

Sapio Smart Healthcare, a division of Indian government advisory firm Sapio Analytics, has developed a chatbot that assists patients from rural and remote areas in India.   Based on a press statement, the AKS Sapio Med Bot was designed to…

A  virtual reality app released in 2017 is aiming to improve end-of-life care for terminally ill patients traditionally reliant on powerful painkillers within a hospice-based environment.   Dr Sheila Popert of St Giles hospice helped develop the Forest of Serenity —…

Since before COVID-19, chatbots have been playing an increasing role in the delivery of mental healthcare. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently hosted a webinar to discuss progress in chatbot technology including how to fight the infodemic through language, usability and accessibility of chatbots…

The emergence of digital mental health interventions has given traditional modes of treatment the ability to be highly scaled for use whenever and wherever the patient chooses. These capabilities pose several advantageous characteristics to in-person therapy, but critics of these…

A new resource, Global Governance Toolkit for Digital Mental Health, developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Deloitte was launched on 6 April, 2021. Its purpose is to provide help for governments, regulators and independent assurance bodies to…

With one in four of us expected to experience a mental health problem at any one time, increasing access to treatment has become essential. But doing so is challenging. Therapists require extensive training, and the most effective forms of therapy involve coaching patients in…

Mental health is the defining problem of our generation. It has all the elements of a complex social-scientific problem. While pervasive, mental disorders are grossly under-diagnosed. There is lack of awareness of the issue, and sufferers face stigma, little engagement…