Clinicians and academics should engage users when reviewing mental health apps, study finds

By SharpBrains | October 3, 2022

Study: Pro­fes­sion­al, con­sumer opin­ions dif­fer on men­tal health app qual­i­ty (Mobi­Health News): Researchers found low agree­ment between pro­fes­sion­als’ and con­sumers’ reviews of men­tal health apps. The study, pub­lished in JMIR, assessed 11 men­tal health apps using web sur­veys admin­is­tered between Decem­ber 2020 and April 2021. The apps assessed includ­ed Breethe, Calm, Head­space, Insight Timer Meditation,…

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Meditation apps have gone mainstream in the covid-19 era

By SharpBrains | April 13, 2020

__ 1. Best med­i­ta­tion apps: prac­tice mind­ful­ness with Head­space, Calm and more (TechRadar): “The best med­i­ta­tion apps could help you to sleep bet­ter, reduce your stress lev­els and find some much-need­ed inner peace. But giv­en the sit­u­a­tion right now with Covid-19, even if med­i­ta­tion apps just give you a break from the news and a…

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