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One size may not fit all: Psychiatrists develop mental health app assessment tool – Medical Xpress
About one in five U.S. adults, an estimated 47 million people, lives with a mental illness. Fewer than half of them receive treatment, counseling or medication. In recent years, smartphone apps have emerged as potentially cost-effective means of expanding acc…
About one in five U.S. adults, an estimated 47 million people, lives with a mental illness. Fewer than half of them receive treatment, counseling or medication. In recent years, smartphone apps have emerged as potentially cost-effective means of expanding access to mental healthcare. But with some 10,000 mental health appswhich are not subject to FDA oversightavailable in mobile app stores today, the task of determining which apps are safe and effective can seem overwhelming to patients and prov…
