Listen to an interview with Robert D. Gibbons and Ronald C. Kessler authors of "Social Vulnerability and Prevalence and Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders" and John Torous, MD MBI. Hosted on AMA Ed Hub™. ja.ma/3Yjasrm

"Standardizing and Scaffolding Healthcare AI-Chatbot Evaluation". New preprint from our team led by Yining Hua. We reviewed 11 frameworks, refining 271 questions into a structured framework encompassing 3 main constructs, 18 2nd-level, and 60 3rd-level: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Can’t overemphasize importance of these types of studies and in #mentalhealth in particular. Crucial for the field to evaluate AI related tools systematically and not simply assume they are safe or effective. Well done John Torous, MD MBI & team.

Interested in #VR & #Depression research? JMIR Mental Health & the Society of Digital Psychiatry explore Extended Reality-Enhanced Behavioral Activation in a recent webinar. Watch the recording: bit.ly/4dvcyso John Torous, MD MBI Stanford University

Excited to explore #AI in eating disorder treatment? Join Associate Professor Gemma Sharp & Sara Marini on Aug 28 at 12 PM ET as they discuss the future of digital health. Register now for this must-attend webinar! hubs.la/Q02L2hK90 #MentalHealthResearch #PsychTwitter John Torous, MD MBI

The FDA just cleared this app to treat depression (and it's not talk therapy) bit.ly/4dijtFK

I spoke with Rebecca Ruiz in Mashable about what price people with depression I see may want to pay for an app and what factors are important to consider when picking one…

Check out and #peerreview this interesting #JMIR #Preprint: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: A Mixed Methods Survey of UK General Practitioners preprints.jmir.org/preprint/65318 #peerreview # digitalhealth via JMIR Publications

Technology may be part of the problem, but they are certainly part of the solution for youth mental health:| Cambridge Open Engage - bit.ly/3WHsGQM So pleased to have Carla as key team member! Lived experience in action The Mental Elf Prof Miranda Wolpert John Torous, MD MBI

The intersection of AI & eating disorder treatment is here. Join us on August 28 at 12 PM ET for a webinar on this critical topic with leaders in digital health. Register now: hubs.la/Q02L6S5H0 #MentalHealth #AI #AcademicTwitter

Will be awesome to speak at this event w/ Sara Marini from National Eating Disorder Information Centre #Canada even if it's 2am #Melbourne time 🤣 Pls be kind John Torous, MD MBI! National Eating Disorder Information Centre were our 1st international partners for Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders launching on 25 Sept 👉eventbrite.com/e/official-lau… Monash STM Neuroscience Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

'In my role working for a global funder of mental health research, I have the privilege of seeing the emergence of a new generation of rigorous science-based interventions developed with and for those most in need' letter from Prof Miranda Wolpert Wellcome in The Times and The Sunday Times today.

Don’t miss our upcoming webinar on Aug 28 at 12 PM ET, where we'll explore the role of AI in supporting eating disorders. Register here: hubs.la/Q02L6F_d0 #AI #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth Associate Professor Gemma Sharp John Torous, MD MBI

Check out our scoping review on human-centric LLMs in generative mental healthcare tasks. Key findings call for human-centric study designs, guiding evaluation frameworks, standardized methods, transparent models, reproducible experiments, etc. arxiv.org/abs/2408.11288

Calling all Early Career Researchers working in mental health, sleep and circadian rhythms. Apply for pilot project funding from the Circadian Mental Health Network (up to £20,000), here 👇 circadianmentalhealth.org/opportunities

Can apps help you sleep better? 😴 🛌 Our new meta shows that sleep-focused apps are effective for insomnia and sleep disturbances. Effects and retention rates for sleep apps appear larger than what’s seen in other apps for diff mhealth problems 📱 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fantastic session w/ John Torous, MD MBI & Sara Marini from National Eating Disorder Information Centre for JMIR Publications - thanks to everyone who attended ♥️ You can join Consortium for Research in Eating Disorders w/ Sara/National Eating Disorder Information Centre & my team here 👉eventbrite.com/e/official-lau… Monash STM Neuroscience Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Monash University #EatingDisorders #ArtificialIntelligence

Plenary on "The Digital World & Youth Mental Health" for the Nordic Neuropsychology Meeting in Trondheim. Very much enjoyed presenting on work from our collaboratives on app-based interventions, 'online lives' & mental health, AI developments and digital implementation, & more!

Can AI improve #EatingDisorder treatment? Experts discuss the future of digital treatment in this JMIR Mental Health webinar with Associate Professor Gemma Sharp & Sara Marini. Watch the recording now: bit.ly/3yVOEYz #PsychTwitter #AI #DigitalMentalHealth John Torous, MD MBI

BIDMC John Torous, MD MBI & Daniel Press share news about using smartphones to assess brain health & behavior remotely and the new generation of Alzheimer's treatments #BIDMCInSPIREd2024 #BIDMCResearchRetreat24