JMIR mHealth and uHealth (Oct 2017)

Mobile Health Apps in OB-GYN-Embedded Psychiatric Care: Commentary

  • Mehralizade, Aydan,
  • Schor, Shayna,
  • Coleman, Chad M,
  • Oppenheim, Claire E,
  • Denckla, Christy A,
  • Borba, Christina PC,
  • Henderson, David C,
  • Wolff, James,
  • Crane, Sarah,
  • Nettles-Gomez, Pamela,
  • Pal, Avik,
  • Milanovic, Snezana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.7988
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 10
p. e152

Abstract

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This paper explores the potential benefits of the use of mobile health (mHealth) apps in obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN)-embedded psychiatric clinics in the United States. First, we highlight the increasing trend of integrating mental health care within the OB-GYN context. Second, we provide examples of successful uses of mHealth in the global health context and highlight the dearth of available research in the United States. Finally, we provide a summary of the shortcomings of currently available apps and describe the upcoming trial of a novel app currently underway at the Mother-Child Wellness Clinical and Research Center at Boston Medical Center.