Harnessing Technology for the Social Good: Empowering Consumers with Immediate Feedback and Self-Directed Means of Care to Address Affordability, Access, and Stigma in Mental Health.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Ross, Monica
- Source
- Health & Social Work; May2020, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p135-137, 3p
- Subject
- Mental depression
Psychological adaptation
Artificial intelligence
Physiological control systems
Communication
Health promotion
Health services accessibility
Autodidacticism
Psychoeducation
Mental illness
Medicaid
Health status indicators
Life expectancy
Medical care costs
Medical technology
Medicine information services
Mental health
Self-efficacy
Social stigma
Telemedicine
Virtual reality
Mobile apps
Health information services
Psychological factors
United States
- Language
- ISSN
- 03607283
The author comments on the health disparities, lack of access to mental health care and the high cost of care in the U.S. and how the use of technology can help address these problems. Topics covered include the ability of technology to empower consumers with affordable and easy access to care and increase participation and treatment effectiveness, the magnitude of the mental health care crisis, and the benefits of the use of transformative technological tools and experiential medicine.