A group of researchers working out of Columbia University have collaborated with digital health startup avoMD to create an innovative new mental wellness app that is designed to provide primary care providers and clinicians with the tools and information they need to be able to accurately spot signs of depression in their patients.
The 'Columbia Psychiatry Pathways' app uses existing evidence from medical literature and widely-used screening systems in concert with a high-tech algorithm that allows it to measure the seriousness of symptoms. Severity of patients' situations is measured by using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale developed at Columbia University, and is capable of screening for suicide risk as well as conditions like bipolar disorder.
With mental health guidelines evolving fast and clinicians tasked with dealing with a diverse array of patients and conditions, depression can often go undetected, a problem which this mental wellness app is positioned to tackle.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Mental Health Screening Apps
- Tools and information to accurately spot signs of depression
- AI-assisted Diagnosis
- Innovative algorithms can measure the seriousness of symptoms
- Suicide Risk Screening Tools
- Screening for suicide risk as well as conditions like bipolar disorder
Who This Affects Most
- Healthcare
- Primary care providers and clinicians interested in offering mental wellness care to patients
- Technology
- Companies interested in developing AI-assisted diagnostic tools for depression and mental disorder screening using algorithms
- Social Media
- Platforms interested in using innovative algorithms to identify and flag users with warning signs of depression or mental health issues
