[ad_1] Karissa Brennan, a therapist who contracted through Talkspace for two about years, says the company contacted her about a resource she shared with a patient. She says the company told her to keep her clients inside the app. Brennan told the paper she believes she sent an anxiety worksheet to her client. The company’s […]
Category: mental health
Cove neckband massages behind your ears to reduce stress
[ad_1] The hardware is, naturally, paired with a smartphone app for iOS and Android that can be used to track your progress. In the future, you’ll also be able to develop “stress measurements” to better identify how stressed you are, or can be, and look for ways of moderating it. In the materials the company […]
App tracks mental health by studying your phone usage
[ad_1] About 300 people are currently testing PROSIT, roughly half of which are patients. Before you ask: the scientists are well aware of the privacy concerns involved in tracking many of the things you do online. Use of the app requires signing a consent form, and the data is stored in a secure location. You’re […]
As ‘League of Legends’ summer games begin, the pros talk player health
[ad_1] Riot Games Like many esports pros, Bjergsen spent his formative years in the spotlight, and he’s been the target of both incredible praise and rageful harassment, often simultaneously. In real-time as a rising star, he had to manage the pressures of being an international athlete, high-profile streamer and effective teammate. It was often dark […]
Google put an anxiety self-assessment in search
[ad_1] Google The knowledge panel will also display information about anxiety-related symptoms and treatments. Google partnered with The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one of the largest mental health organizations in the US, to source the information. The organization is quick to point out Google won’t collect or share any of the questionnaires people […]
Headspace is offering free mindfulness courses to unemployed Americans
[ad_1] There’s no question that losing your job is incredibly stressful, and since the COVID-19 pandemic began, millions of people in the US have been laid off or furloughed. In an attempt to ease some of the stress that causes, the mindfulness app Headspace is offering a free one-year subscription to anyone in the US […]
‘Project: Mara’ is Ninja Theory’s new psychological horror game
[ad_1] The developer shared a short teaser that shows a few seconds of gameplay footage. Toward the end of the 42-second clip, we see an extreme close of a female character, presumably the eponymous Mara. As the camera pans to her side, we catch a glimpse of what seems like another character. In its other […]
Microsoft and Ninja Theory are making games to fight mental illness
[ad_1] Fletcher and Taneem Antoniades, co-founder and Creative Director at Ninja Theory, plan to study how game design, technology and neuroscience can come together to benefit those with mental illness. Their work will take place over the course of years. At the moment, the team is testing how you can use biometric data to control […]
Microsoft and Lauv launch website focused on mental health
[ad_1] My Blue Thoughts is a concept that started three years ago, when Lauv, whose real name is Ari Leff, installed simple blue boxes at his concerts where attendees could drop pieces of paper with their thoughts. After each concert, Leff (or his team) would share pictures of the collected thoughts to his Instagram. Leff […]
BBC’s smart keyboard helps kids live healthy digital lives
[ad_1] The app uses machine learning and can recognize when, for instance, a child is typing personal details. It will remind them to think twice about whether it’s safe to share. Or, if a child is typing a message that will upset the recipient, the app will ask if they really want to send it. […]