Diagnoses of depression, one of the most common mental disorders, increased by nearly 50% between 1990 and 2017, according to ...

The study identifies 28 key criteria for assessing depression apps, emphasizing safety and clinical validity to enhance ...

Smartphone apps designed for those with depression can significantly reduce users’ symptoms, according to the results of a recently published meta-analysis. While the findings are limited to those ...

No app is a cure-all for mental health, and data protection practices are near non-existent In A Nutshell Unanimous privacy ...

People in treatment for major depression now have another recovery option to try. Rejoyn, the first-ever app cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to help treat depression, officially launched ...

From mood trackers to guided cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and peer support, depression apps are crowding the digital marketplace. As more patients turn to this technology to ease their symptoms, ...

A team from the eHealth Lab research group at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has carried out a study to identify the most important criteria for patients when using apps for the treatment ...

A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk -- and could be implemented as a cost effective public ...

Until recently, clinical depression treatments have fallen into just two categories: psychotherapy and antidepressant medications. But this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the ...

Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame for contributing to tech-age ...

The Rejoyn app for major depression is designed to improve brain functioning. People in treatment for major depression now have another recovery option to try. Rejoyn, the first-ever app cleared by ...