Topic: Mental Health Condition
A Digital Human for Delivering a Remote Loneliness and Stress Intervention to At-Risk Younger and Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomised Pilot Trial
Loneliness is a growing public health issue that has been exacerbated in vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Computer agents are capable of delivering psychological therapies through the internet, however, there is little research on their acceptability to date.
Waze Is Rolling out a New ‘drive with Headspace’ Experience to Make Commutes Less Stressful
Waze announced today it’s partnering with meditation app Headspace to roll out a new “Drive with Headspace” experience aimed at making commutes less stressful. The navigation app maker says the new integration is meant to help drivers learn how to
Internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) Shown to Be Efficacious for OCD in Clinical Trials
A recent study using data collected from Australia’s MindSpot Clinic found that internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) when delivered in routine care was associated with improvements in OCD symptoms.
How Telepsychiatry Is Helping Chip Away at the Mental Health Crisis
It is no secret that the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis. In an interview with Healthcare IT News, Varrell talks about how healthcare organizations are coping via telepsychiatry with the mental health crisis, how tele-psychiatry has changed
Free Online Counselling to Begin Nationally in Ireland for People with Anxiety and Depression
Free online counselling therapy for anxiety and depression is being provided nationally in Ireland following the success of an initial pilot. Some 88 per cent of patients who presented with severe anxiety and depressions experienced significantly reduced symptoms after the
Using Brief Measures to Identify Depression and Other Mental Disorders: A Challenge for Research and Clinical Practice
In more recent decades our understanding of depression and related conditions have been codified into formal diagnostic classification systems…This editorial seeks to remind our field that although brief measures are useful tools, when used inappropriately, they may lead to a
The Growing Field of Digital Psychiatry: Current Evidence and the Future of Apps, Social Media, Chatbots, and Virtual Reality
As the COVID-19 pandemic has largely increased the utilization of telehealth, mobile mental health technologies – such as smartphone apps, virtual reality, chatbots, and social media – have also gained attention.
AI-powered emotion analysis technology to help diagnose mental health conditions in seniors in Singapore
Through video calls, Opsis Emotion AI’s software will be used by counsellers to help diagnose mental health conditions such as anxiety, stress and depression. Emotional analysis technology developed by software solutions provider Opsis Emotion AI will be piloted over the
Solving our Mental Health Crisis with Technology
The pandemic has amplified that there are simply not enough qualified professionals available to treat the millions of people who need help. There is a ray of hope, and it’s in a future where technology and health care converge to
First International Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
Our working lives can have a significant impact on our psychological well-being and the current pandemic has shone a spotlight on just how great that impact can be. Recognizing that employers have a responsibility to protect both the physical and
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