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How effective are mental health apps and online therapy?

In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, Laurel Foster, among teens involved in Stanford University research testing whether smartphones can be used to help detect depression and potential self-harm, holds her phone in San Francisco.

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How effective are mental health apps and online therapy?

Studies show more people are turning to mental health apps and virtual therapy during the pandemic. So what are the pros and cons of telehealth medicine in the mental wellness space?

Reset discusses the boom in telehealth startups and services for mental health, and how to navigate these resources.

GUESTS: Stephen Schueller, associate professor of psychological science at UC Irvine; executive director of One Mind PsyberGuide

Dr. John Torous, director of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; creator of Mind Apps

Dr. Alex Leow, associate professor in psychiatry and bioengineering at University of Illinois Chicago; lead researcher of BiAffect

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