Article Excerpt: Broadly, the digital mental health space includes direct-to-consumer apps, such as Talkspace and Calm, apps that are designed for a clinician to prescribe, such as reSET, which is used to treat substance use disorders and also mental health platforms that work with employers and health plans, such as Ginger, Lyra Health and Modern Health. There are more than 380,000 health apps available through Apple and Android operating systems, and around 20,000 of them address mental health, according to the European Connected Health Alliance. But with the market growing rapidly, some experts are concerned about whether digital mental health tools deliver what they promise… Leading digital health companies that have made inroads in the employer and payer markets are well aware of the need for accountability and aim to set high standards.
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