A repost of Simon Leigh’s excellent recent article in Evidence-Based Mental Health on the clear need for consensus and guidance for app developers, as to which patient-reported outcome measures should be used when developing mental health apps.
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[read the full story...]NICE one? Is NHS guidance on substance misuse fit for purpose?
Ian Hamilton explains why the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have missed a trick by not updating their 2007 guidance on psychosocial interventions for substance misuse.
[read the full story...]Digital interventions for social anxiety disorder: new meta-analysis finds mixed results
Carla McEnery reports on a recent meta-analysis of technology-assisted interventions for Social Anxiety Disorder, which finds positive results from Internet-delivered CBT and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy.
[read the full story...]How do people with psychosis use online health information, and do they tell their clinicians?
Sarah Knowles reviews a recent qualitative study of online mental health information seeking behaviour by people with psychosis.
[read the full story...]Mental health provider views about digital technologies in day-to-day practice
Victoria Betton considers the findings of a recent North American mixed methods study of mental health providers’ interest in using digital technologies in their day-to-day practice.
[read the full story...]Turn on, tune in, burnout: clerical burden, e-health systems and doctor burnout
Chris Pell considers a recent US study of the relationship between clerical burden and e-health systems with doctor burnout and professional satisfaction.
[read the full story...]Jonny Benjamin: Social media and schizophrenia – my story
Jonny Benjamin shares his personal story of using social media to manage his own mental health.
The award-winning mental health campaigner has been an inspiration to many, through his frank and hugely informative YouTube channel. His films cover everything from recovery to poetry.
[read the full story...]A systematic review and meta-analysis of social media interventions in schizophrenia: too good to be true?
Chris O’Sullivan explores a recent systematic review that looks at the effectiveness of social media interventions for people with schizophrenia.
[read the full story...]Mobile app for reducing binge drinking in young adults: better evidence needed
Sally Adams appraises a naturalistic study about the D-ARIANNA mobile app, which aims to reduce levels of binge drinking in young people.
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