Kaiser Health News (7/8, Meyer) reported, “Research suggests therapy delivered online can be effective,” but “the rapid proliferation of the online commercial therapy industry worries some traditional mental health professionals who have raised concerns about aggressive advertising for online services and whether patient care is compromised by inadequate training and pay for therapists working at some digital companies.” John Torous, MD, MBI, who chairs the American Psychiatric Association’s Health Information Technology Committee, said, “There are fundamental questions about what these companies are doing and whether they are reaching people who really need help.” Dr. Torous added, “They may be doing wonderful work, but it’s hard to know when we don’t have that data.”
Related Links:
— “Digital Mental Health Companies Draw Scrutiny and Growing Concerns “Harris Meyer, Kaiser Health News, July 8, 2022