Digital Psychiatry

One psychiatrist considers the advantages of virtual psychiatric treatment for both patients and clinicians.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention collaborates with Most Days, a mental health app, to provide suicide prevention expertise and content. Learn more about the partnership here.

Learn what potential challenges come with mHealth apps and how to overcome them to best fit patient needs.

How can these mHealth apps help in the treatment of depression?

How can mHealth apps help overcome barriers to access to care?

Recent updates in suicide prevention interventions for older adults and how a novel tablet application may provide relief to individuals at high risk of suicide.

An estimated 7.7 million children have at least 1 mental health disorder. How can chatbots help?

COVID-19 has prompted an unprecedented shift toward virtual psychiatric health care—but how do patients and providers really feel about it?

What will psychiatric practice look like in the future?

At the Annual Psychiatric Times World CME Conference, an all-star lineup of presenters will share their latest research. Check out this preview of the full agenda.

A new digital therapeutic helps patients with psychosis to slow down and manage their fears.

Key questions to consider when evaluating a digital therapeutic for anxiety.

What will psychiatric practice look like in the year 2030?

What are the greatest unmet mental health needs in the United States today? Recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control may hold the answers.

Why are mental health digital therapeutics primarily based on CBT?

Collaborative care guides care across disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, and primary care. The goal is to change practice, build community, and identify health professionals needing the most assistance.

A recent study tested a new digital therapeutic for effectiveness on both substance abuse and depression.

The first study to gather unsolicited patient responses via social media finds 3 negative themes.

Still in its infancy, the field of technology in psychiatry is rapidly growing and holding much promise in diagnosis, symptom tracking, behaviorial reinforcement, and a host of other useful tools.

Against a sea change in real-world practice of technology in psychiatry, John Torous, MD, MBI, shares what clinicians can expect next.

What is Zoom fatigue and is there a biopsychosocial explanation for this COVID-inspired phenomenon? The answer might surprise—and comfort—you.

FDA approves video game as treatment for ADHD.

COVID-19 has spurred many changes leading to wider adoption of various technologies to support public health efforts. But even data collected for the greater good can have unintended negative or punitive consequences.

How can telepsychiatry improve quality and access to care as well as reduce physician burnout? Telepsychiatry pioneers

Artificial intelligence combined with electronic health records may detect FEP a year before onset in asymptomatic adults.

Isolation does not mean disconnection. Our souls and spirits need to feel part of the bigger family that we are. More in this video.

Here is a sampling of contributions about telepsychiatry submitted during the pandemic, as well as on-demand information from the Psychiatric Times Webinar that took place in May, in case you missed it.

You are cordially invited to the Psychiatric Times Webinar, Telepsychiatry: Ready Your Practice for COVID and Beyond.

The use of technology that supports remote methods of communication, assessment, and mental health care has become more timely, and important for researchers to adopt, refine, and implement.

Many physicians thought we could not overestimate the value of having a patient’s full, in-person attention,  nonverbal cues and all. In the current crisis, all of that seems quaint.