Mental Health APPs :Pros and Cons By Kelly Jean Sullivan

 
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What is the purpose of mental health apps?

Mental health apps span all stages of clinical care provision, including immediate crisis intervention, prevention, diagnosis, primary treatment, supplement to in-person therapy, and post-treatment condition management.

Pros and Cons

• Apps are easy to access.
• Apps are cost effective.
• They can be used discreetly and anonymously.
• You can track your wellness in real time.
• There is building evidence that they work.
• Not everyone has access to apps.
• With so many apps, it can be hard to separate the good from the bad.
•  The FDA has only  approved five mental health apps,

Are mental health Applications evidence based?

While there are many mental health apps, not all are supported by scientific evidence. It's a good idea to do a little research and see if an app is based on well-researched principles or has been studied independently.