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The demand for, and supply of, eMental Health tools has seen steady growth over the years for good reasons. Their routine use can make preventative interventions more accessible, decrease barriers to evidence-based treatments, extend the scope and capabilities of the mental health service provider workforce and transfigure the employee mental health and wellbeing outcomes of enlightened organizations.

DR VR in critical care. © Image courtesy of Rescape Innovation. You’ll have been hard pushed not to have heard the word “metaverse” over the past few months. You may not be aware, however, of Big Tech’s increasing pursuance of…

In this HIMMs Virtual Care paradigm series podcast, Kavi Misri, founder and CEO of Rose Health, and Dr. Matthew Peters, chief medical officer at Rose Health and an associate professor and practicing physician at Johns Hopkins discuss “how virtual care…

It is no secret that the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis due to aggravated conditions from the pandemic exacerbated by of a shortage of mental health professionals, especially psychiatrists. As a result, especially because of the effects…

Poor mental health takes a heavy toll on individuals and businesses. New digital solutions can help employers provide personalized support and make well-being a strategic focus for their organization. More than half of the populations of middle- and high-income countries are…

Alternative medicine advocate Dr. Deepak Chopra is teaming up with Verizon and CareSpan on a new platform called Chopra Integrative Medicine Center Telehealth, which was designed to bring a network of holistic medical providers into one space. The platform specializes…

In episode 3 of eMHprac’s Digital Mental Health Musings series, Professor Nick Titov, Department of Psychology at Macquarie University, Australia discusses his work in digital mental health and digital mental health in the Australian Healthcare system. Ruth Crowther and Nick Titov discuss the MindSpot Clinic, PORTS…

Internet-delivered interventions can be effective in treating mental disorders. However, their rate of use in German psychiatric inpatient routine care is low. The current study aimed to investigate the attitude of mental health care professionals working in inpatient care regarding…

A new report on the value of XR (extended reality) in healthcare points to significant opportunities for the UK, highlighting cost savings and better patient outcomes stemming from the transformative use of immersive technology. “The growing value of XR in…

In this plenary lecture, Professor Pierre Michel Llorca (France) offers his perspectives on digital technology use in psychiatry thus far, the potential barriers to adoption and the ways that such technology might offer value for psychiatrists and patients in the…