Mobile Remote Monitoring Technology for Mental Health
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 November 2020) | Viewed by 343
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Healthcare systems are facing an unprecedented challenge in addressing the unmet need posed by mental health. As awareness of mental health increases and more people seek help, the traditional costs of care will rise, and the current system may struggle. Models of monitoring, assessment, and intervention delivery will have to shift from those based on direct clinical interaction to those based on measurable, scalable, and affordable digital delivery. Remote monitoring technology (RMT) has been identified as a disruptive innovation and hailed as a ‘paradigm shift’ in the way in which healthcare systems can be managed, operated, and delivered. RMT technology has been shown to be effective in managing alcohol misuse, depression, and diet programs during pregnancy. It presents a unique opportunity to gather data (i.e. geographical location, usage, accelerometer parameters) automatically and passively without the need for user interaction or high levels of adherence. It could revolutionise the way in which mental health is treated across the world. For this Special Issue, we welcome original works that address a wide range of topics related to mobile mental health technologies, including, but not limited to:
- Clinical challenges of mobile mental health technologies;
- Remote sensing for mental health;
- Mobile sensing for mental health;
- Mobile computational methods for cognitive screening;
- Mobile systems for managing mental health;
- Machine learning and deep learning for mental health;
- Pilot and feasibility of mobile remote monitoring technology for mental health;
- Remote clinician and patient interaction.
Dr. Daniel Leightley
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mobile
- mental health
- remote monitoring technology
- devices
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