Hybrid care models using digital and traditional treatment approaches will become the norm in depression management and may help ease staff shortages, said experts.
management. Now, digital therapies like virtual reality games and brain stimulation headsets are making their way into everyday care alongside traditional approaches, heard participants at a session here at the
"We face a lack of specialists and a lack of medical personnel" both now and in the future, Franziska van Hall, MD, scientific director and specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy at German private clinic, CuraMed Kliniken, told the audience. "There is a lot of scientific evidence" in support of these approaches, Umberto Volpe, MD, PhD, chair of the Clinical Psychiatry Unit at Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, toldSome online psychotherapy programs, for example, have demonstrated"at least the same results that you get in person," he said, with some studies suggesting that telemedical solutions"can be even more efficient than traditional psychotherapy.
Apps, he explained,"can enhance some aspects" of depression management, which should not only be about making a valid diagnosis and then prescribing the appropriate drug. Patients need to be followed up over time, he said, lifestyle changes need to be implemented, and treatment needs to be adhered to."These are all aspects that might be managed through digital applications," he said.
He said there are industry standards for such apps in Europe, but in general, such therapies need to be supported by well-designed, high-quality clinical studies.But the digitization of psychiatry doesn't stop there. Virtual or extended reality tools and games are now entering the clinical setting, which Volpe believes may be helpful in increasing the engagement of patients with severe mental illnesses, including major depressive disorder.
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