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Mental health wellness application: a new toolkit for psychological wellness
  1. Melvyn W Zhang,
  2. Roger C Ho
  1. Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Healthcare Systems (NUHS), Singapore, Singapore
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Melvyn Zhang, National Addictions Management Service (NAMS), Institute of Mental Health Singapore, 10 Buangkok Drive, Buangkok, Green Medical Park, Singapore 539747; melvynzhangweibin{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Over the past decade, there have been major advances in Web 2.0 and Smartphone technologies. A recent systematic review carried out in 2013 has highlighted the lack of evidence base for existing mental health applications. Zhang et al have underscored how psychiatrists could be app-developers to negate the drawbacks of the current lack of evidence base for mental health applications. The new Mental Health Wellness application has been developed by Clinicians with experiences in mood disorder, and the aim of the app is to empower individuals to better manage their mental health conditions. The paper will illustrate the key features of the smartphone application and describes how a patient could make use of the application as a bridging tool between consults.

  • Psychiatry
  • mHealth
  • Medical Apps

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