Posts Tagged ‘telehealth’
The landscape of digital mental health apps: huge unmet needs, quality concerns, app stores asked to ensure transparency
Addressing the mental health crisis (Pharma Field): Each day we find out more about the mental health effects of the pandemic. Early on, the Office for National Statistics found that one in five Britons reported symptoms of depression, compared with one in 10 before. And, according to a recent study led by the University of Nottingham…
Read MoreFour immediate priorities to flatten the mental distress curve
The mental health crisis triggered by COVID-19 is escalating rapidly. One example: When compared to a 2018 survey, U.S. adults are now eight times more likely to meet the criteria for serious mental distress. One-third of Americans report clinically significant symptoms of anxiety or clinical depression, according to a late May 2020 release of Census…
Read MoreSurvey finds significant promise for home-based, data-rich cognitive therapy among stroke survivors
Telehealth Sees Success in Therapy (MHealth Intelligence): “Telehealth-based therapy programs for stroke survivors have helped increase cognitive and language skills and enabled patients to receive therapy five times more often, according to one company.
Read MoreStudy: An innovative telehealth service to provide high quality ADHD treatment
. An unfortunate reality is that many children with ADHD do not have access to high quality, evidence-based treatment for ADHD. This is especially true in rural communities where children are generally treated by primary care providers who may have less ADHD-specific training than child psychiatrists and where
Read MoreE‑therapy stepping up to fill mental health gaps
. Telehealth vendor seized opportunity from Kaiser strike (HealthCare Dive): “When Kaiser’s mental health workers went on strike to protest what they claim is Kaiser’s policy of understaffing their facilities in order to boost their profits, it left a void for the thousands of patients who relied on Kaiser’s staff for mental health services. Acting as…
Read MoreTechnology Innovation to Enhance Wellbeing: New Model eHealth Community
Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing Receives Grant for the Model eHealth Community for Aging (press release): — ” The Front Porch Center for Technology Innovation and Wellbeing (Front Porch Center), a 501©(3) founded on the belief that technology innovation plays a vital role in enhancing wellbeing, was awarded eHealth equipment valued at…
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