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James A Armontrout1, John Torous2, Marsha Cohen2
1Dr. Armontrout is a Staff Psychiatrist, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Torous is Co-Director of the Digital Psychiatry Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Ms. Cohen is Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA. Dr. McNiel is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Dr. Binder is Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. james.armontrout@va.gov.
The rapid growth of mental health apps presents regulatory challenges. This review explores current guidelines and case law for psychiatric mobile mental health applications.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Mental Health Technology
- Regulatory Science
Background:
- The proliferation of mobile mental health apps for public use in diagnosis, treatment, and general well-being has surged.
- Traditional healthcare providers and devices have established regulatory frameworks, unlike novel digital applications.
- Mobile mental health applications (apps) introduce unique regulatory complexities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review existing regulatory guidelines for psychiatric mobile mental health apps.
- To examine the current landscape of case law pertaining to psychiatric mobile mental health apps.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of current regulatory guidelines.
- Analysis of existing case law in the psychiatric mobile mental health domain.
Main Results:
- Identification of gaps and challenges in the current regulatory framework for mental health apps.
- Assessment of how legal precedents are being applied or developed for these digital tools.
Conclusions:
- The evolving nature of mental health apps necessitates updated regulatory approaches.
- Further legal and regulatory clarity is required to ensure the safe and effective use of psychiatric mobile mental health applications.
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