A Software Shrink: Apps and Wearables Could Usher in an Era of Digital
  Psychiatry
From: IEEE Spectrum - 06/27/2017
By: John Torous

Data is about to revolutionize the treatment of depression, schizophrenia,
and many other disorders

Over the years there have been claims that mental health patients wouldn’t
want to use technology to treat their conditions, unlike, say, those with
asthma or heart disease. Some have also insisted that to be effective, all
assessment and treatment must be done face to face, and that technology might
frighten patients or worsen their paranoia.

However, studies show that psychiatric patients, even those with severe
illnesses like schizophrenia, can successfully manage their conditions with
smartphones, computers, and wearable sensors. And these tools are just the
beginning. Within a few years, a new generation of technologies promises to
revolutionize the practice of psychiatry.

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http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/a-software-shrink-apps-and-wearables-could-usher-in-an-era-of-digital-psychiatry