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JAMA Psychiatry
Viewpoint
April 17, 2024
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; JosephÌýFirth,ÌýPhD; Simon B.ÌýGoldberg,ÌýPhD
online first
JAMA Psychiatry. 2024; 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0532
This Viewpoint discusses the unacknowledged risks and harms and unrealized clinical benefits of digital mental wellness and health technologies and offers suggestions for ways to catalyze the next phase of these technologies by focusing on safety, evidence, and engagement.
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JAMA Health Forum
Viewpoint
October 20, 2023
Jacob T.ÌýKannarkat,ÌýMD; Joseph T.ÌýKannarkat,ÌýMPP; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD, MBI
open access
JAMA Health Forum. 2023; 4(10):e233251. 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.3251
This Viewpoint elucidates major components of the proposed rules about controlled substance prescribing in telehealth, highlights evolving considerations with the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s approach, and offers potential improvements before finalization of the rules.
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JAMA Health Forum
Viewpoint
September 15, 2023
ObinnaÌýEkekezie,ÌýMD; George LukeÌýHartstein,ÌýMD, MBA; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD, MBI
open access
JAMA Health Forum. 2023; 4(9):e232954. 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.2954
This Viewpoint explores the challenges and opportunities for remote therapeutic monitoring as an innovative mental health treatment model.
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ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Network Open
Original Investigation
Psychiatry
December 28, 2022
EricaÌýCamacho,ÌýMS; AsherÌýCohen; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD, MBI
open access
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Netw Open. 2022; 5(12):e2248784. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.48784
This cross-sectional study assesses the current state of mental health smartphone apps and the association between app privacy scores and popularity as measured by star ratings and downloads.
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JAMA
Editorial
May 11, 2021
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD
JAMA. 2021; 325(18):1839-1840. 10.1001/jama.2021.5047
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ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Network Open
Original Investigation
Health Policy
July 17, 2023
ChrisÌýMiller-Rosales,ÌýPhD, MSPH; Nancy E.ÌýMorden,ÌýMD, MPH; Mary F.ÌýBrunette,ÌýMD; Susan H.ÌýBusch,ÌýPhD; John B.ÌýTorous,ÌýMD, MBI; Ellen R.ÌýMeara,ÌýPhD
open access
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Netw Open. 2023; 6(7):e2323741. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23741
This cross-sectional study uses national survey data to examine patient-facing digital health technology use for opioid use disorder treatment by US organizations with accountable care organization (ACO) contracts.
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ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Network Open
Research Letter
Health Informatics
March 24, 2021
CharlotteÌýBlease,ÌýPhD; ZhiyongÌýDong,ÌýMSc; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD, MBI; JanÌýWalker,ÌýRN, MBA; MariaÌýHägglund,ÌýPhD; Catherine M.ÌýDesRoches,ÌýDrPH
open access
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Netw Open. 2021; 4(3):e212823. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.2823
This survey study examines how patients with a mental illness diagnosis who read at least 1 clinical note in the last year perceived its association with their medication adherence.
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ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Network Open
Invited Commentary
Psychiatry
July 17, 2020
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; Erin E.ÌýMichalak,ÌýPhD; Heather L.ÌýO’Brien,ÌýPhD
open access
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Netw Open. 2020; 3(7):e2010918. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10918
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JAMA Psychiatry
Viewpoint
May 11, 2020
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; TilÌýWykes,ÌýDPhil
free access
JAMA Psychiatry. 2020; 77(12):1205-1206. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1640
This Viewpoint describes the ways in which mental health care might change as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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JAMA
Viewpoint
November 14, 2019
JonahÌýCohen,ÌýPhD; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD
JAMA. 2019; 322(22):2169-2170. 10.1001/jama.2019.17141
This Viewpoint proposes that object-relations theory, the idea that humans rely on transitional objects for comfort in the absence of human sources of emotional connection, explains people’s connections to their smartphones and can be used to leverage patients’ engagement with digital health apps.
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JAMA Psychiatry
Viewpoint
July 10, 2019
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD, MBI; RheedaÌýWalker,ÌýPhD
JAMA Psychiatry. 2019; 76(10):999-1000. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1231
This Viewpoint describes technological improvements that could be used to augment clinical care for individuals at risk of suicide, thus reducing suicide attempts and deaths.
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ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Network Open
Original Investigation
Health Informatics
April 19, 2019
KitÌýHuckvale,ÌýMBChB, MSc, PhD; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; Mark E.ÌýLarsen,ÌýMEng, DPhil
open access
has multimedia
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Netw Open. 2019; 2(4):e192542. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2542
This cross-sectional study evaluates the data sharing and privacy practices of smartphone applications available in public app stores for depression and smoking cessation.
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JAMA Psychiatry
Viewpoint
May 1, 2017
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; Laura WeissÌýRoberts,ÌýMD, MA
JAMA Psychiatry. 2017; 74(5):437-438. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0262
This Viewpoint argues for the need for better regulation and evaluation of mental health smartphone applications.
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JAMA Psychiatry
Viewpoint
February 1, 2016
HonorÌýHsin,ÌýMD, PhD; JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; Laura ÌýRoberts,ÌýMD, MA
JAMA Psychiatry. 2016; 73(2):103-104. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2839
This Viewpoint discusses the potential benefits and risks associated with mental health–related mobile apps.
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JAMA Psychiatry
Viewpoint
January 1, 2016
JohnÌýTorous,ÌýMD; Justin T.ÌýBaker,ÌýMD, PhD
JAMA Psychiatry. 2016; 73(1):3-4. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2622
This Viewpoint discusses the potential of using data captured by smartphones and wearable technologies to develop new strategies for mental health care.