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03/10/2023

‘Simple but Effective’: Colombia Turns to Algorithms to Bolster Mental Health Services

Article Excerpt: At the age of 70, Carmen Suárez* is finally coming to terms with an event that happened five decades ago. It was a trauma that changed the course of her life and left her with depression. “I used to cry uncontrollably,” she says. “I was told to seek help, but I had neither the time nor the money. I realise now that I was stuck reliving the incident.” Over the course of a year, the Diada project (detection and integrated care for depression and alcohol use), an innovative project aimed at identifying people with or at risk of developing a mental health or alcohol use disorder, helped her recover.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/2jrfnkdt

Article Source: The Guardian

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02/21/2022

Tech Can Help Address the Behavioral Health Crisis, Says AMA

Article Excerpt: The American Medical Association, in conjunction with Manatt Health, published a report this week exploring the ways that virtual care and other digital tools can accelerate the adoption of the integrated delivery of behavioral and physical healthcare. In the report, the organizations note that behavioral health integration is essential for solving the country’s dire need for access to services. “The demand for behavioral health services is significant and rising, but so is the potential for digital technology to support the integrated delivery of physical and behavioral health services,” said AMA President Dr. Gerald Harmon in a statement.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/4cyb53m4

Article Source: Healthcare IT News

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10/29/2021

La Salud Mental: ¿Una Nueva Pandemia?

Article Excerpt: ¿Será posible que se considere la salud mental como una nueva pandemia? ¿conoce alguna información sobre los últimos hallazgos científicos en Colombia al respecto? Lo invitamos a conectarse a este espacio creado de la mano de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y EL TIEMPO, donde resolveremos estas y otras preguntas con relación al cuidado de la salud mental. Conozca cuál es el panorama actual que se vive en el país, las recomendaciones y acciones que se deben tener en cuenta para un sano cuidado del bienestar y la salud mental de los colombianos.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/fhce4tfk

Article Source: Facebook El Tiempo En Vivo

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10/28/2021

Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Researchers Receive Prestigious Colombian National Academy of Medicine Award

Article Excerpt: Today, researchers from the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, received an award—one of that country’s most prestigious in medicine—from Colombia’s National Academy of Medicine for their work implementing a new primary care model for widespread access to diagnosis and treatment of depression and unhealthy alcohol use. This care model harnesses mobile health technology to increase the reach of science-based mental health care.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/5h295edb

Article Source: Geisel School of Medicine News

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Psychiatry Chair and Team Receive Prestigious Colombian National Academy of Medicine Award

Article Excerpt: Researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, have received an award from Colombia’s National Academy of Medicine for their work implementing a new primary care model for widespread access to diagnosis and treatment of depression and unhealthy alcohol use. This care model harnesses mobile health technology to increase the reach of science-based mental health care.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/4reb8tfe

Article Source: Dartmouth-Hitchcock News

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10/27/2021

Una Nueva Ruta Para Mejorar La Atención De La Depresión Y El Alcoholismo

Article Excerpt: Un modelo de atención de depresión y al uso riesgoso de alcohol ganó la mayor distinción en los Premios Academia Nacional de Medicina a la Investigación Científica. DIADA, como se llama, fue diseñado e implementado por investigadores de la U. Javeriana y el Dartmouth College de EE. UU.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/hxrex6w

Article Source: El Espectador

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10/26/2021

Premio a La Javeriana Enorgullece a Caldas

Article Excerpt: Los premios anuales de la Academia Nacional de Medicina (ANM) tocan este 2021 a Caldas. El galardón a un proyecto con enfoque clínico, de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, expuso el trabajo como investigador principal de Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, que tiene familia en Manizales. El estudio que él comandó tiene por nombre Escalando intervenciones en salud mental para la depresión y el uso riesgoso de alcohol en Colombia – Proyecto DIADA (Detección y Atención Integrada de la Depresión y Uso de Alcohol en Atención Primaria).

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/ke2s5vvk

Article Source: La Patria

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09/27/2021

Smartphone Sensor Data Has Potential to Detect Cannabis Intoxication

Article Excerpt: A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is intoxicated after consuming marijuana, according to a new study by the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. According to the study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, which evaluated the feasibility of using smartphone sensor data to identify episodes of cannabis intoxication in the natural environment, a combination of time features (tracking the time of day and day of week) and smartphone sensor data had a 90 percent rate of accuracy.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/4jyzx6jk

Article Source: Newswise

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07/07/2021

Putting Digital Therapeutics to Work for Mental Health

Article Excerpt: National Institute of Mental Health data shows that more than 17.3 million U.S. adults have suffered from an episode of major depression in the past year, and one in three are afflicted by an anxiety disorder. Mental health conditions often go underdiagnosed and undertreated. People also are facing added pressures from COVID-19, which is causing isolation, fear of the virus and financial pressures. When Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network instituted routine depression screenings with its patients, it needed options for providers to meet patients’ mental health needs. It expanded its ability to deliver behavioral health services by implementing a digital health app and platform that its primary care and behavioral health caregivers can prescribe as part of a treatment program directly from their EHR workflow.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/9pey2286

Article Source: HealthcareITNews

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