While social media offers benefits, there are ample indicators that, coupled with smartphones, it poses a risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. As a neurologist and neuroscientist,…
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Adam Schomer, the acclaimed producer of HEAL and director of the newly released docuseries Selling Superman joins eHealth Radio and the Mental Health Channel. Adam’s docuseries explores themes that resonate deeply with our audience here on eHealth Radio—mental…
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What You Should Know:
– Vitalic announced the launch of its innovative geriatric behavioral health platform, designed specifically to address the often overlooked mental health needs of older adults.
– Launching with $4M in seed funding…
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About 25% of adults over the age of 65 battle mental health challenges, including depression and anxiety, and 63% do not receive adequate care.
A new startup aims to move the needle on this stat….
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Mental health apps are efficacious, yet they may pose risks in some. This review (CRD42024506486) examined adverse events (AEs) from mental health apps. We searched (May 2024) the Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and…
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Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize mental health care, but small dataset sizes and lack of robust methods raise concerns about result generalizability. To provide insights on minimal necessary data set sizes, we explore domain-specific…
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Digital sensing tools, like smartphones and wearables, offer transformative potential for mental health research by enabling scalable, longitudinal data collection. Realizing this promise requires overcoming significant challenges including limited data standards, underpowered studies, and…
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This month, online healthcare booking platform Zocdoc released an end-of-the-year report detailing various trends in patient behavior. The report — based on data from the millions of visitors Zocdoc sees each month — noted…
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Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the third most prevalent mental health disorder in Singapore, with a high degree of burden and large treatment gaps. Self-guided programs on mobile apps are accessible and affordable interventions,…
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Mental health service provider Southdown has chosen personalised digital mental wellbeing service Qwell to support adults as part of the UOK partnership.
UOK is a partnership of 19 community services working together to support good…
