Trend: Harnessing digital tech to improve mental health and wellness

By SharpBrains | October 25, 2021

From mind­ful­ness apps to vir­tu­al ther­a­py ses­sions, dig­i­tal tools offer instant access to well­ness resources (The Globe and Mail): In 2015, Brie Code was work­ing at lead­ing video game com­pa­ny Ubisoft as lead arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence pro­gram­mer when she real­ized that many peo­ple she knew – about half, by her esti­ma­tion – found video games boring.

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The FDA clears Somryst, Pear’s digital therapeutic to treat chronic insomnia

By SharpBrains | March 30, 2020

Pear gets FDA clear­ance for insom­nia ther­a­peu­tic (Med­C­i­ty News): “Pear Ther­a­peu­tics received mar­ket­ing autho­riza­tion for its third prod­uct — a dig­i­tal ther­a­peu­tic intend­ed to treat chron­ic insom­nia. Called Som­ryst, the app is avail­able by pre­scrip­tion only. It con­sists of a nine-week pro­gram that includes cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py and restrict­ing sleep to a lim­it­ed win­dow of time

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Can digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBTi) become the universal first-line treatment for insomnia?

By SharpBrains | August 13, 2019

__________ Pear Ther­a­peu­tics’ dig­i­tal insom­nia ther­a­peu­tic will put FDA’s Pre­Cert frame­work through its paces (Mobi­Health­News): “Pre­scrip­tion dig­i­tal ther­a­peu­tics com­pa­ny Pear Ther­a­peu­tics announced late last week that it has filed an FDA mar­ket­ing autho­riza­tion for Som­ryst, its dig­i­tal cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py for the treat­ment of adults with chron­ic insom­nia and depres­sion. While an approval from the…

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Update: Latest thinking and neuro-tools to promote lifelong brain health

By SharpBrains | June 28, 2015

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ June e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key news and insights around brain health inno­va­tion. New think­ing to pro­mote life­long brain health Why cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py (CBT) should be first-line treat­ment for chron­ic insom­nia Solv­ing the Brain Fit­ness Puz­zle Is the Key to Self-Empow­ered Aging The Dig­i­tal Rev­o­lu­tion Meets the Human Brain El nego­cio del…

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