Behavioral Health Apps For Your Android Phone
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"As the computing power of cell phones increases, more and more sophisticated mobile apps are being developed for the mental health field," according to a PBS report entitled Mental Health Apps: Like A 'Therapist In Your Pocket' by Michelle Trudeau. "They can work as a way to bridge periodic therapy sessions — a sort of 24-7 mobile therapist that can help with everything from quitting smoking to treating anxiety to detecting relapses in psychotic disorders," she said.
These are a few examples of applications that I have tested. I encourage patients to try them out. Some allow electronic sharing of data that you enter with healthcare providers. If electronic interaction interests you, please bring it up in a counseling session so we can weigh what risk and benefits the practice might have for you in your treatment. Such tools should NOT be used to communicate in an emergency. In the event of an urgent need, call 911 or other crisis service.
