Digital Innovations for Global Mental Health: Opportunities for Data Science, Task Sharing, and Early Intervention.

Journal: Current treatment options in psychiatry
Published Date: Sep 7, 2019

Abstract

PURPOSE: Globally, individuals living with mental disorders are more likely to have access to a mobile phone than mental health care. In this commentary, we highlight opportunities for expanding access to and use of digital technologies to advance research and intervention in mental health, with emphasis on the potential impact in lower resource settings.

Authors

  • John A Naslund
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
  • Pattie P Gonsalves
    Sangath, New Delhi, India.
  • Oliver Gruebner
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Sachin R Pendse
    Microsoft Research India, Bangalore, India.
  • Stephanie L Smith
    Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Amit Sharma
    Microsoft Research India, Bangalore, India.
  • Giuseppe Raviola
    Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

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