{"id":1269,"date":"2023-03-25T19:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T23:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emotionalhealth.us\/blog\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2025-01-15T04:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:10:54","slug":"10000-mental-health-apps-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emotionalhealth.us\/blog\/10000-mental-health-apps-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"10,000 Mental Health Apps &#8211; Effective?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"scripps_iframe_embed\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;padding-bottom:56.25%;\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"da-iframe\" allowfullscale=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" border=\"0\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.scrippsdigital.com\/cms\/video\/player.html?video=https:\/\/content.uplynk.com\/aea71128587c4c1583f62980c050d7f5.m3u8&#038;mp4=https:\/\/x-default-stgec.uplynk.com\/ausw\/slices\/aea\/e63aadb6928b4cd6ab0dec6fb3cddabd\/aea71128587c4c1583f62980c050d7f5\/aea71128587c4c1583f62980c050d7f5_h.mp4&#038;autoplay=false&#038;purl=\/health\/mental-health\/how-effective-are-mental-health-apps&#038;ads.iu=\/6088\/ssp.snews\/health\/mental-health\/how-effective-are-mental-health-apps&#038;ads.proxy=1&#038;poster=https:\/\/ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com\/b1\/42\/83423c5d4b7e9de54218383a15e5\/1678396702-eptlul.jpg&#038;title=How%20effective%20are%20mental%20health%20apps%3F&#038;kw=&#038;contplay=*recent&#038;mute=0&#038;tags=Science%20and%20Tech%2CScience%20and%20Tech%2CHealth%2CMental%20Health%2CThe%20Why%2CAmazon%20Fire%20TV%2CAOL%2CApple%20News%2CBuffer%2CCaptivate%2CDiscovery%20Education%2CFlipboard%2CFrequency%20Networks%2CGlewed%20TV%2CGraham%20Media%2CHaystack%2CIris%20TV%2CMSN%2CNewsBreak%2CPlex%2CPluto%20TV%2CRoku%2CSamsung%20News%2CScripps%20DFP%2CSendToNews%2CSimplemost%2CSmartNews%2CSocial%20Newsdesk%2CSocial%20Newsdesk%20Facebook%2CSocial%20Newsdesk%20Twitter%2CVideo%20Elephant%2CVizio%20Smartcast%2CWRAL%2CXumo%2CBoclips%2CFeature%20Shelf%2CVirology&#038;section=Mental%20Health&#038;cust_params=temp%3D%26weather%3D&#038;host=scrippsnews.com&#038;s=snews&#038;env=production&#038;ex=1\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mental health apps<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>How effective are mental health apps?<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the University of New England reviewed five different mental health apps to gauge their effectiveness in reducing anxiety symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/scrippsnews.com\/stories\/how-effective-are-mental-health-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/scrippsnews.com\/stories\/how-effective-are-mental-health-apps\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Calm<\/strong>&#8221; is a smartphone app for sleep, meditation and relaxation with over 100 million downloads and over 1.5M+ 5-star reviews.<\/p>\n<p>See: <a href=\"https:\/\/calm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/calm.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BetterHelp<\/strong>, 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).<\/p>\n<p>See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterhelp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.betterhelp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the Australian &amp; New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry published a study, &#8220;Clinical or gimmickal: The use and effectiveness of mobile mental health apps for treating anxiety and depression&#8221; by Jamie M Marshall, Debra A Dunstan, and Warren Bartik.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ranzcp.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ranzcp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See 9-page report: <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0004867419876700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0004867419876700<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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