Using Digital Platform to Address the Increasing Mental Health Issues
Original Content: Business Upside Mental health conditions have always been a healthcare concern for society and the individual. In 2019 only half the Americans diagnosed with mental illness received solutions to mental health issues . The covid-19 pandemic accelerated the need for a better response to providing care to mental patients. More than 40% of the US adults showed symptoms of depression or anxiety in January 2021 compared to 11% in the first half of 2019. It is a well-known fact that there is a shortage of therapists in this health zone and the pandemic aggravated even more. This resulted in innovative mental health solutions coming up with AI playing a role in setting up the patients with the therapists, chatbots, and online CBT tools . The...