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'If patients are seeking more ...there are many apps available but most lack regulation and ...evidence. Dr. Hemming highlighted mindapps.org as a solid reference physicians can rely on.' Exciting to see primary care doctors also using it!
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Don't miss the 'Exploring Smartphone Apps as Innovative Tools for Psychological Treatment' #webinar on April 30 (Australia). Dr Imogen Bell & John Torous, MD MBI will share insights on the future of apps in psychiatry. Register: hubs.la/Q02tHLGt0 #AcademicTwitter #MentalHealthResearch

New perspectives in the digital frontier: offering thoughts on a digital tool's supplemental role when combined with psychotherapy Luke Hartstein MD,MBA John Torous, MD MBI journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/ful…

As more and more digital mental health interventions emerge in both the wellness and health space, is it time to ask new questions and raise the standards for safety, efficacy & engagement? This Viewpoint explores why change is needed today. ja.ma/3Umm4Hn John Torous, MD MBI

Still time to complete this survey on the challenges in responsible AI. Please RT NIHR MindTech John Torous, MD MBI AIMed also very keen to hear from industry Wysa Woebot Health Becky Inkster

We place hi hopes in digital wellness & d-health, in Psych & #BehavioralCardiology . Need 2move beyond enthus &marketing. In this superb JAMA Psychiatry Viewpoint, John Torous, MD MBI, Simon Goldberg, PhD, Physical-Mental Health Manchester argue to sharply focus on evidence of benefit & harm.
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Join the Society of #DigitalPsychiatry & JMIR Mental Health for a #webinar 'Exploring Smartphone Apps as Innovative Tools for Psychological Treatment” on April 29 @ 7 PM ET! Dr Imogen Bell will discuss the future of #mentalhealthapps . Register: hubs.la/Q02tszn40 John Torous, MD MBI

Blending perspectives of service users, clinicians, researchers, funders, and more - this editorial highlights how innovation in digital health for #schizophrenia offers leading examples of rigor, patient/public involvement, and clinical integration:
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Exciting News! JMIR Publications will have a booth at the American Psychiatric Association 2024 Annual Meeting in New York, NY from May 4-8.

Stop by booth 1620 to chat about your work & meet our staff and editors-in-chief. hubs.la/Q02tff3j0

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Our latest piece in JAMA Psychiatry on the Digital Tech Dichotomy of Wellness vs. Health John Torous, MD MBI & Simon Goldberg, PhD
Need for:
-Rigorous trials & usage data
-Clear health vs. wellness distinctions
-Replicable & mechanistic findings
-Equity & enhanced access

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'Although wellness products are not inherently safe and medical ones not inherently efficacious, a common challenge unites them...' Simon Goldberg, PhD, Physical-Mental Health Manchester, and I share in 'Digital Mental Health’s Unstable Dichotomy—Wellness and Health' in JAMA Psychiatry jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Join John Torous, MD MBI and I as we delve into the topic of smartphone interventions for treatment of mental ill-health. Yarning with John is one of my favourite past times so this is sure to be fun and interesting!

'This is the oil that's going to power healthcare AI.' -- John Torous, MD MBI, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, describing how high-quality patient data will likely be the limiting resource for developing AI tools for mental healthcare. MedPage Psychiatry
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Join the Society of #DigitalPsychiatry & JMIR Mental Health for a #webinar , 'Exploring Smartphone Apps as Innovative Tools for Psychological Treatment,' on April 29 @ 4pm PT/ 7pm ET / April 30 @ 7am AWST/ 9am AEST

Register: hubs.la/Q02sTDrr0 John Torous, MD MBI Dr Imogen Bell

Nice report from Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD (he/him) et al. on race/socioeconomic status as predictors of willingness to use digital #MentalHealth tools. They found ~2/3 of all people reported willingness to only pay $0 formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e49780. mindapps.org has a 'free' filter with 200 results

AI for #mentalhealth needs data to train against/learn. Where will that data come from? You?! Fascinating reporting from MedPage Today highlights a new trend and 'The Dark Side of AI in Mental Health': medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Yes yes yes 👍 thanks ⁦⁦Jessica Hamilton⁩ ⁦John Torous, MD MBI⁩ Leveraging Digital Media to Promote Youth Mental Health: Flipping the Script on Social Media-Related risk ⁦-dovetails nicely with our work on sharing messages about anonymous help link.springer.com/article/10.100…