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SparkRx: The first digital therapeutic for adolescents

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SparkRx is designed to decrease depression in individuals aged 13 to 22 by providing a multi-week programme based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and behavioural activation protocols. “In In primary care, there are guidelines to screening for behavioural health concerns like depression annually. About the author .

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US health department backs 15 COVID-focused digital health startups

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The 2022 intake companies are: Carium , which operates a telehealth platform – delivered via a patient app – that provides individualised care to patients from participating healthcare systems and links to a range of wearable devices; Clear Bill of Health (CBOH), which has developed as a COVID-19 vaccination and testing status facilitation tool; Culture (..)

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What we’re expecting in 2021, and beyond…

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There is an opportunity to address this at scale with digital tools and techniques, and expand support into just about any therapeutic area through the holistic integration of mental and behavioural health solutions that improve patient care. We’re starting to see this happen through the emergence of smart homes and smart cars (i.e.,

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Applied Virtual Reality in Healthcare: A comprehensive book on medical XR

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Immersive technology can also help improve assessments of the effectiveness of treatment, particularly regarding behavioural health where a patient’s results are often subjective. Self-reporting can put patients in an awkward spot to adequately describe their feelings or thoughts, and this method can sometimes be unreliable.

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Partnering to advance digital therapeutics offerings

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Gani started BehaVR in 2016 to create DTx for mental and behavioural health. He says after a meeting between him and a leader at Sumitomo in 2018 or 2019, it became apparent both companies believed in the power of VR in mental health care. Configuring a collaboration. About the author .

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IVRHA 2022: Exhibiting pioneers of medical XR

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In 2021, the behavioural health company and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Jessica Hagen is a freelance life sciences and health writer and project manager who has worked with VR health companies, fiction/nonfiction authors, nonprofit and for-profit organisations, and government entities. About the author .