Mental Health for All: The Case for Investing in Digital Mental Health to Improve Global Outcomes, Access, and Innovation in Low-Resource Settings

Author:

Faria Manuel123,Zin Stella Tan Pei3,Chestnov Roman3,Novak Anne Marie4ORCID,Lev-Ari Shahar14ORCID,Snyder Michael1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

2. Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

3. Health and Development, United Nations Development Programme, 1219 Geneva, Switzerland

4. Department of Health Promotion, Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel

Abstract

Mental health disorders are an increasing global public health concern that contribute to morbidity, mortality, disability, and healthcare costs across the world. Biomedical and psychological research has come a long way in identifying the importance of mental health and its impact on behavioral risk factors, physiological health, and overall quality of life. Despite this, access to psychological and psychiatric services remains widely unavailable and is a challenge for many healthcare systems, particularly those in developing countries. This review article highlights the strengths and opportunities brought forward by digital mental health in narrowing this divide. Further, it points to the economic and societal benefits of effectively managing mental illness, making a case for investing resources into mental healthcare as a larger priority for large non-governmental organizations and individual nations across the globe.

Funder

Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Medicine

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