A recent study carried out by King's College as part of an academic collaboration with University College London ascertained that paranoid thoughts are a growing and widespread problem among residents of the city of London.
In order to combat this problem, the Psychosis Research Partnership based at King's College decided to go ahead and team up with the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art to develop a smartphone app that is designed to help alleviate paranoid thoughts.
Dubbed 'SlowMo', the app is designed to help users visualize their paranoia-based worries. Once a user identifies what paranoid thought is plaguing them, the app works to calm them down by slowing down their thought process whilst also offering advice on how to cope with paranoia.
Paranoid thoughts are partially a byproduct of demanding city life, something Londoners know better than most. By helping identify and cope with paranoid thoughts, the SlowMo app works to improve mental health and overall quality of life.
What's Driving This Trend
- Paranoia-preventing Apps
- Apps designed to help alleviate paranoid thoughts on the rise.
- Mental Health Apps
- Smartphone apps that focus on improving mental health becoming more prevalent.
- Mindfulness Technology
- Technology that helps calm the mind and alleviate stress gaining popularity.
Who This Affects Most
- Mobile App Development
- Opportunities for mobile app developers to create apps that help improve mental health.
- Health and Wellness
- Growing market for businesses that focus on improving mental health and wellbeing.
- Technology Innovation
- Opportunities for technology companies to develop innovative solutions for mental health and wellbeing.
