Mental Health

The cost of not caring for the mentally ill can be staggering

The mental health state of US faces serious challenges as mentally ill people have nowhere to go. They rarely get sympathy from people around them and often land up on streets, county jails or emergency rooms.

Detecting Mental Health Issues get a boost from Mobile Apps

Diagnosing mental health problems is challenging. But, today technology is assisting doctors in taking better care of patients. One such technological advancement is the Mindstrong Health’s app. A recent study published in NPJ Digital Medicine uses this app to analyze if smartphone habits can predict when mental health problems occur and the reason behind their occurrences.