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Mental health affects all aspects of our life. ​Yet, it’s the most neglected area

Mental health affects all aspects of our life. ​Yet, it’s the most neglected area of public health, resulting in comorbidity...

A smartphone app that can help psychiatrists diagnose mental illness

Peter Hagelund talks about his experience of getting the wrong diagnosis and how finally after six years he got the...

Getting started with mHealth technology for mental health

Getting started with mHealth technology for mental health can seem like a daunting process even though it has proven to...

mHealth solutions can improve health outcomes in a cost-efficient way

MHealth solutions can improve health outcomes in a cost-efficient and scalable way. They assist medical professionals with management and documentation...

mHealth tools can increase patient engagement

There are now 318,000 mHealth apps available in the market, that number has nearly doubled since 2015 driven by increased...

What Is the difference between a health app and an mhealth solution?

Over the past few years, mHealth solutions have begun to solve some of the problems that are ailing healthcare. MHealth...

Big Data in treating mental disorders

Big data in treating mental disorders explains how data is transforming the treatment of mental disorders and the overall life...

A smartphone app that supports patient empowerment

In this video, Monsenso user Mads Trier-Blom speaks of his experience using the Monsenso app as a part of a...

“mHealth for better mental health treatment” Kristoffer Södersten’s Customer Story

Swedish Psychiatrist Kristoffer Södersten shares his experience using the Monsenso clinic to help treat his clients, and talks about how...

Six Aims of High Quality Healthcare (Infographic)

In 1998, the Quality Chasm series was launched by the Institute of Medicine which included an informative report about delivering high...

Using mobile technology to reduce hospital re-admissions

The U.S Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HiMSS) released a report titled “Leveraging mobile technology to reduce hospital readmissions.”...

The top cause of insurance claims is mental illness

The top cause of insurance claims is now mental illness. According to a new study, two-thirds of British adults have...

Telehealth for mental healthcare, a scalable solution

Telehealth for mental healthcare makes a lot of sense since mental health care is generally harder to access than other...

mHealth -scalable and cost-effective mental healthcare

mHealth provides the opportunity to offer scalable and cost-effective mental healthcare. One of the greatest challenges the healthcare systems face...

Why pharma can benefit from mHealth solutions

Pharma can benefit from mHealth solutions by using them in clinical trials and by offering them to HCPs as part...

How mHealth Solutions can improve the research methodology of clinical trials

Using mHealth solutions for clinical trials as data-collection tools, can potentially revolutionise clinical research. Wearable devices and mobile health solutions...

Can mHealth technology be used to save costs ?

According to an article published on Harvard Business Review, digital health tools have the potential to provide effective, low-cost ways...

Smartphones as data-collection tools for mental health

Using mHealth solutions to improve patient engagement

With telemedicine, mobile health (mHealth) solutions, and wearable devices, the future of better patient engagement is certainly favourable. Patients are...

Identifying postnatal depression with mHealth technology

Baby Blues occur within the first three days after birth and may last until a few weeks later. It is...

MHealth, a scalable and cost-efficient solution for mental healthcare

Preventive measures such as mental health promotion and early intervention are the most cost-effective way to tackle mental illness on...

Hospital policies make it tougher to get high-quality inpatient mental health treatment

Technology start-ups are disrupting many existing business models, including the insurance industry. Most of the current trends in the insurance...

MHealth, a cost-efficient solution for insurance companies

Technology start-ups are disrupting many existing business models, including the insurance industry. Most of the current trends in the insurance...

Using apps for mental health

Improved awareness and recognition of mental health problems and their complexity puts pressure on health systems to increase care. In...

Using voice analysis to identify peaks on bipolar disorder

Clinical observations suggest that changes in speech features have been suggested as valid measures, to identify periods of depression and...

Smartphone apps to improve mental healthcare

According to the Ecnp/EBC Report 2011, 165 million people or 38% of the population in Europe are affected by a...

Clinicians to monitor cardiovascular disease markers for teens suffering from mental illness

According to a recent statement by the new American Heart Association (AHA), major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder should be...

Caring for carers (Infographic)

Family caregivers are essential in helping people suffering from mental illness integrate into the community. However, this role is often...

Monsenso, mHealth for mental health (Infographic)

Monsenso, mHealth for mental health helps optimise the treatment of most major mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline,...

The long-term care of individuals suffering from severe mental illness

The long-term care of people suffering from severe mental disorders is one of the most significant challenges for the health...

Children and adolescent mental health facts (infographic)

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) recently released a Report on Mental Health and Well-being for children titled “Healthy...

Mental health a global priority- The WHO action plan

“Making Mental Health a Global Priority”  is a two-day high-level meeting hosted  by the World Bank Group and World Health Organization (WHO)...

Using mHealth for suicide prevention

Using mHealth for suicide prevention is cost-effective and scalable. Every year, more than 800,000 people take their own lives and...

Including mental health in the global health and development agenda

Why are mental disorders and substance use disorders treated so much differently than other health conditions? This is just one...

Smartphone-based CBT aims to reduce hospital readmissions 50%

Smartphone-based CBT aims to help individuals with depression and bipolar disorder, since these are two of the leading causes of...

Is social media increasing the levels of anxiety and depression amongst youths?

While social networks offer an opportunity to connect and interact with friends and family, there are also many downsides to...

Improving the treatment of postpartum depression in teenage mothers

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder that can affect women after giving birth, and the symptoms are similar to...

Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents

Most psychiatric disorders cause a permanent abnormal social behaviour, whereas borderline personality disorder only causes brief psychotic episodes. As a...

An increasing demand for mental health services by university students

In 2015, the increasing demand for mental health care services by university students raised a huge concern amongst teachers, parents...

Smartphone-based DBT will begin clinical trials for borderline treatment

Monsenso will begin clinical trials of smartphone-based DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy) for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder in collaboration with...

Monsenso will begin clinical trials for anxiety

Monsenso will begin clinical trials to support the treatment of anxiety disorder in collaboration with The Mental Health Services in...

A holistic approach to treating schizophrenia

Over the last few decades, there has been a shift in the way we think about mental illness, particularly schizophrenia....

Empowering patients with digital technology

On the previous blog post, “Transforming health and social care with digital technology” connected health or technology-enabled care (TEC) was...

Transforming health and social care with digital technology

Earlier this year, Deloitte published a report titled “Connected Health: How Digital technology is transforming health and social care.” The...

10 facts on Mental Health (Infographic)

Approximately 20% of the world’s children and adolescents are affected by mental disorders. Mental illnesses and substance abuse are the...

The importance of early intervention in the recovery process

Early intervention is critical to treating mental illness before it can cause tragic results such as serious impairment, unemployment, homelessness,...

Improving the treatment of bipolar disorder with mobile health technology

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels,...

ADHD (Infographic)

Borderline disorder (Infographic)

Borderline disorder is a behavioural illness marked by unstable moods, behaviour and relationships. The disorder usually begins during late adolescence,...

Eating disorders (Infographic)

It is estimated that 50% of teenage girls, and 30% teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviours such as skipping...

Anxiety disorder (Infographic)

The use of mobile health technology to support the treatment of anxiety

Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. However, people with anxiety disorders frequently have intense, excessive and persistent...

Research funding for mental health in the UK (infographic)

For every £1 the UK government spends on cancer research, the UK general public invest £2.75 while the amount spent...

The MONARCA system for Bipolar disorder – The foundation of Monsenso

The top cause of insurance claims is now mental illness. According to a new study, two-thirds of British adults have...

Bipolar disorder (Infographic)

What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is an affective disorder that is categorized by unusual shifts in mood, energy, and...

Postpartum Depression (Infographic)

It is estimated that 10 to 15% of new adult mothers develop Postpartum Depression (PPD) within the first year after...