Are digital trackers for mental health fit for purpose?
Digital tracking of people with mental health conditions has the power to transform medical diagnostics and treatment, but its claims need careful scrutiny.
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VR helps measure vulnerability to stress
Behavioral scientists have developed a virtual reality test that assesses a person’s vulnerability to stress while exploring immersive environments.
Using AI to track pandemic’s impact on mental health
Researchers have shown that they can measure those effects of the Corona pandemic on mental health by analyzing the language that people use to express their anxiety online.
Exposure therapy in VR to prevent disorders
VR can have significant impact on the validity of remote health appointments for those with eating disorders, through called Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET).
Neural networks could help predict future self-harm
Researchers have created artificial intelligence algorithm that can automatically identify patients at high risk of intentional self-harm, based on the information in the clinical notes in the electronic health record.
Motivation for using chatbots for mental health
Researchers assessed what would motivate people to use chatbots for mental health services in the wake of a mass shooting.
Assessing mental illnesses through digital phenotyping
Digital phenotyping and machine learning have emerged as promising tools for monitoring patients with psychosis spectrum illnesses.
Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes
For the first time doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed.
VR training improves physical and cognitive functions
Researchers have developed an innovative training protocol that, utilizing immersive virtual reality (IVR), leads to real physical and cognitive benefits.
Gamification: Intervention app may improve mental health
A new randomized control trial has found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve well-being.
Don't forget to clean robotic support pets
Research from the University of Plymouth suggests that robot pets could pose an infection risk if passed between staff and service users without cleaning.
Chatbots help decrease opioid use after surgery
A study showed that patients receiving messages from a chatbot used fewer opioids after fracture surgery, and their overall pain level fell, too.
Robin, the AI social robot
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital launches an innovative project to support the emotional needs of children.
Closer threats inspire a more primitive kind of fear
Using VR to make threats appear near or far is what makes it harder to extinguish the fear of a close-up threat and more likely that you’ll have some long-term stress from the experience.
Gamifiction: FDA clears first game-based digital therapeutic
Akili announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for EndeavorRxTM (AKL-T01) as a prescription treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Covid-19: chatbots could be used to deliver psychotherapy
Researchers show chatbots could play a key role in helping people with issues around their health and wellbeing.
App monitors COVID-19 symptoms and mental health needs
A new app that helps patients in self-isolation monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and identify their mental health needs has been developed.
AI could help stem tide of school violence
Researchers developed an AI system that analyzes linguistic patterns to predict a youth’s risk for committing acts of school violence.
Video-game therapy may help treat ADHD
A trial suggests that a digital intervention for paediatric ADHD might help to improve inattention with minimal adverse effects.
Wearable helps to manage mental health
Researchers are working to develop evidence-based services that will help manage students’ mental health.
Robot toys provide clues about infant development
New research shows that using robots could help detect early signs of autism or ADHD in infants.
AI may alter how doctors treat depression
Artificial intelligence may soon play a critical role in choosing which depression therapy is best for patients.
Deep learning boosts MRI detection of ADHD
Deep learning can boost the power of MRI in predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
AI predicts success of digital health interventions
A new statistical technique from the field of machine learning is now making it possible to predict the success of smartphone-based interventions more accurately.
Nano-based wearable electronics for mental disorder diagnosis
NanoEDGE research project aims at converging production techniques for functionalized electrodes with expertise in nanomaterial fabrication and characterization.
Is VR the next big thing in art therapy?
VR has the potential to help patients with sensory, cognitive and motor-related disabilities who are unable to use traditional art media in therapeutic ways.
Video game to treat children with ADHD
Researchers have developed advanced brain-computer interface technology that harnesses machine learning to personalise brain-training for children with ADHD.
Mental health game changer
Using a simple computer game and AI techniques, researchers were able to identify behavioural patterns in subjects with depression and bipolar disorder.
Virtual reality: Avatars against obesity
A collaborative project develops virtual reality methods to positively affect the body perception of obese patients.
