Topic: Self-Help Apps
FTC Steps Up Scrutiny of Digital Health Apps With Proposed Changes to Data Privacy Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US is tightening the reins on digital health apps sharing consumers’ sensitive medical data with tech companies.
Q&A: Integrating Digital Health Apps Into Clinical Care
After nearly 25 years at Kaiser Permanente, Trina Histon recently took on a new challenge at Woebot Health, the company behind a chatbot for mental healthcare.
Why Suffer in Silence? Leveraging Technology to Support Maternal Mental Health
“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
The People’s View of Digital Mental Health: UK Attitudes and Behaviour Report
Digital has been an area of focus in the NHS for a number of years, and is a key feature of the NHS Long Term Plan. But do people want digital tools as part of their support from the NHS?
Therapy on the Go: Mildly Depressed or Simply Stressed, People Are Tapping Apps for Mental Health Care
Over the last decade, digital access to therapy has become increasingly common, however, real questions persist about how apps are regulated and how to ensure user privacy and care quality.
Limitations of the New ISO Standard for Health and Wellness Apps
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.
New App Prompts Parents to Raise Children with Healthy Minds
Raising Healthy Minds app is a new, free digital tool to help Australian parents, carers and practitioners working with children to better support children’s emotional and social wellbeing. The app is a high-quality digital platform that connects parents and professionals
A Transdiagnostic, Emotion Regulation App (Eda) for Children: Design, Development, and Lessons Learned
This study aims to present the development and design process of a new mental health app for children that targets their emotion regulation abilities. We describe the creation of a new interdisciplinary development framework to guide the design process and
Mindful Muslim – Early days of Building a Mental Health Start-Up
Mohd Akhtaar (CEO & Founder, Mindful Muslim) discusses his journey through developing the mental health start-up “Mindful Muslim”, which is the world’s first Islamic mental health app.
Transforming Mental Healthcare with Human-Centric Tech
Despite the exponential growth of available chatbot apps for users to engage with, James Murray ( Vice President, Business Development and Enterprise Partnerships, Woebot Health, USA) and colleagues felt that an empathetic connection was lacking in these user-service interactions, with
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