Love4KittyButtholes t1_j226413 wrote
Reply to comment by JadedFennel999 in Study of 578 mental health apps indicates current app marketplaces primarily offer basic features such as psychoeducation, goal tracking, and mindfulness but fewer innovative features such as specialized therapies. Privacy challenges remain common as well. by lolfuys
Well, what if there are some bits of therapy that could be replicated and served from an app? For example, I'm on a forum for sleep therapies and one of them is light therapy. I don't know the capabilities of a smartphone in terms of light emission but imagine if that was possible. Simple things like positive affirmations can be easily repeated on an app.
JadedFennel999 t1_j23dcnk wrote
I'm sure some techniques would be fine. Most of them use some type of CBT as a tool for teaching those type techniques. But anything more specific than that, you really need a qualified therapist to work with and it wouldn't be helpful with any deep emotional integration.
Love4KittyButtholes t1_j24lvln wrote
We don't have good access to mental health services where I am because we don't have universal Healthcare. I'd argue an app is better than nothing.
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