As Covid-19 pandemic hit the world in March 2020, it caused a significant impact on our lifestyles. Fear, worry, and uncertainty made their way creeping into our lives causing many to experience a sense of depression and anxiety. Adjusting to working from home and lacking physical contact with family and friends worsened the situation. This led to a sharp rise in different types of mental health problems.
Due to lock-downs imposed, people could not access mental healthcare professionals in distress. Technology stepped in with mental healthcare apps to seek comfort in such troubled times. With this growth in tech, mental health apps have stepped up. They are using cutting edge AI applications to cater to the needs of their customers.
Here's a list of the top AI based mental care apps:
Wysa (Touchkin) Founded 2015: However it doesn't provide diagnosis or cure for mental disorders
Ginger Founded 2011: Founded at the MIT Media Lab. It integrates human care with data science and augmented intelligence. It's on demand platform for mental health care solutions via smartphones makes use of health coaches, therapist, and psychiatrist who collaborate to provide personalized attention to the user.
Quarter Health Founded 2015: Its AI enabled system teams up partner with health plans and systems to make personalized plan for users through virtual collaboration. The matching capabilities are used to match users with the right mental health resources,
Happify Founded 2012: It has built an AI coach named Anna to interact with therapist. Anna breaks down a user's complex mental health path into goal oriented experience. It's available in 10 languages, claims to support more than 10 chronic conditions conditions affecting 20 million lives.
Woebot Founded 2017: It provides a talk therapy chat-bot that monitors the user's mood with the help of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and psychological skills, mainly Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).
Spring Health Founded 2016: They provide solutions for employee mental well being by deploying proprietary assessment and machine learning technology.
Replika Founded 2017: It acts as an AI companion. The user can express his or her feelings, talk about whats going on in their mind, build their personality and share other intimate details. Some users have described it as a non-judgmental support system.
AI in mental health is booming but comes with limitations. If you're going through something severe, apps might not be the solution. You should consult a professional and seek help immediately.
*I am not a paid advertiser for any apps mentioned above
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