Mental health apps have become so popular in the last few years that there are now more than 10,000 mental health apps available that generated nearly $500 million in spending last year.
How effective are mental health apps?
Researchers at the University of New England reviewed five different mental health apps to gauge their effectiveness in reducing anxiety symptoms.
Article: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/how-effective-are-mental-health-apps/
“Calm” is a smartphone app for sleep, meditation and relaxation with over 100 million downloads and over 1.5M+ 5-star reviews.
See: https://calm.com/
BetterHelp, an online counseling service, offers access to licensed, trained, experienced, and accredited psychologists (PhD / PsyD), marriage and family therapists (LMFT), clinical social workers (LCSW / LMSW), and board licensed professional counselors (LPC).
See: https://www.betterhelp.com/
In 2020, the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry published a study, “Clinical or gimmickal: The use and effectiveness of mobile mental health apps for treating anxiety and depression” by Jamie M Marshall, Debra A Dunstan, and Warren Bartik.
See 9-page report: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0004867419876700