Ahead is an iOS app built by behavior change experts. Ahead is described as a “personalized pocket coach that provides bite-sized, science-driven tools to boost emotional intelligence. Think of it as a pocket cheerleader towards a better, more fulfilling, clearer-minded way of life.” Here are excerpts from the associated website: 1) The journey of change… Read More »
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… Read More »
“Exercise keeps us physically fit, but what about our Emotional Fitness?” Fika is an app designed in the UK to help students be emotionally fit by developing skills for resilience, coping, active listening, and healthy relationships. Fika is inspired by Scandinavian culture and draws on scientific evidence from Sports Psychology, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Positive… Read More »
The ECoWeB Project aims to develop and disseminate a mobile application (App) to provide engaging and personalized tools and psychological skills to promote emotional wellbeing and prevent mental health problems in adolescents and young adults. The app and corresponding tasks are designed to help monitor emotions, learn what can influence emotional responses, and develop new… Read More »
The Journal of Medical Internet Research is publishing a paper by David C Mohr, PhD of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs) in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, “IntelliCare: An Eclectic, Skills-Based App Suite for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety.” Mohr writes: “We developed a suite of apps… Read More »
Stop, Breathe, and Think is an app (for iOS, Android, Web) designed to enhance awareness of one’s emotional health. The developer writes, “With this app, you can develop and apply kindness and compassion in your daily life through a process called STOP, BREATHE & THINK… We believe that taking a few minutes each day to… Read More »