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February 3, 2024

Can technology be the modern solution for certain mental health conditions?

In past years, the use of technology in healthcare has become an effective tool to expand the reach of mental health services across the board. However, there is a shortage of trained mental health professionals.1

This is alarming when you consider that only approximately 20% of adults in the US received mental health treatment in 2020.2 So, how do partner health plans help address these concerns? Join a fireside chat with digital health industry & experts from Big Health as they answer this question and dive into:

  • Digital Therapeutics & Innovation in Healthcare
  • A clinical overview and ways in which partner plans can evaluate digital therapeutics
  • What are the member benefits

Citations:

  1. Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (hpsas). KFF. (2021, November 11).
  2. Terlizz, E., & Norris, T. (2021). Mental health treatment among adults: United States, 2020. NCHS Data Brief , 419.
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1. Qaseem, A., Kansagara, D., Forciea, M. A., Cooke, M., & Denberg, T. D. (2016). Management of chronic insomnia disorder in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 165(2), 125-133.2. Riemann, D., Baglioni, C., Bassetti, C., Bjorvatn, B., Dolenc Groselj, L., Ellis, J. G., … & Spiegelhalder, K. (2017). European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia. Journal of Sleep Research, 26(6), 675-700.3. Wilson, S., Anderson, K., Baldwin, D., Dijk, D. J., Espie, A., Espie, C., … & Sharpley, A. (2019). British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders: an update. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 33(8), 923-947.4. King’s Technology Evaluation Centre. (2017, November 9). Overview: Health app: SLEEPIO for adults with poor Sleep: Advice. NICE. https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib129.5. Espie, C. A., Kyle, S. D., Williams, C., Ong, J. C., Douglas, N. J., Hames, P., & Brown, J. S. (2012). A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of online cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia disorder delivered via an automated media-rich web application. Sleep, 35(6), 769-781.6. Carl, J. R., Miller, C. B., Henry, A. L., Davis, M. L., Stott, R., Smits, J. A., … & Espie, C. A. (2020). Efficacy of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for moderate‐to‐severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Depression and Anxiety, 37(12), 1168-1178.

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