FDA approves prescription-only smartphone app for depression

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Food and Drug Administration is signing off on the first prescription digital treatment for depression. It’s a smartphone app called Rejoyn for people who get a ... Read More

Smartphone app accurately detects early-onset dementia, researchers say

Share on Pinterest Researchers have developed a smartphone app featuring ... and first author of this study explained to Medical News Today. “We envision this app may be used in a clinical ... Read More

Smartphone app approved as treatment for depression. 5 things to know about Rejoyn

Here are five things to know about it: Rejoyn is a smartphone app that offers depression patients ... It’s “intended to reduce the symptoms of MDD,” per an April 2 news release from the ... Read More

Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study finds

“We hope that smartphone assessments will facilitate new trials of promising therapies,” Staffaroni said. “Eventually, the app may be used to monitor treatment effects, replacing many or ... Read More

News tagged with smartphone technology

Young people may not be receiving the mental health support they need because of a lack of trust in the smartphone apps that deliver such services, a study suggests. Researchers at the University ... Read More

Fanapt OK'd for Bipolar; First Depression App Cleared; Keto Diet for Schizophrenia

In other regulatory news ... as a smartphone app, as an adjunct to antidepressants for people ages 22 and older, Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Click Therapeutics announced. Pets may help slow ... Read More

Green environments linked to lower depression and anxiety risk, study finds

In the present cohort study, researchers explored the link between long-term exposure to residential greenness, depression, and anxiety while examining the potential pathways and factors. Read More