John Torous, MD MBI

"Digital phenotyping correlates of cognitive performance in schizophrenia spectrum disorders from a longitudinal study" from @NIMHANS_BLR team highlights lens and tools to explore social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lRSf3HQGmm6…

.@EricTopol @JohnTorousMD: ‘AI intervention research done without a placebo or active control group is still important but should be considered preliminary.’ #MentalHealthcare @TheLancet ow.ly/n26l50WaVxz

WEBINAR: Can digital mental health effectively serve our communities? Join @steveschueller & @JohnTorousMD on July 31 to explore integrating digital solutions into county services. Register: hubs.la/Q03xv4h80 #DigitalMentalHealth #DigitalPsychiatry #Webinar

📢 #WEBINAR: How can we bring digital mental health to county services? Join @steveschueller & @JohnTorousMD on July 31 to discuss challenges, opportunities, and equitable access. Register: hubs.la/Q03xv3Xt0 #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #DigitalPsychiatry

CMS proposes more remote patient monitoring coverage without heeding warnings about abuse statnews.com/2025/07/16/cms… via @statnews

What if we did not need so many specialized health apps? What if transdiagnostic apps that can help across many conditions worked just as well? New review led by @j_linardon has the answer-transdiagnostic as good as specialized apps! Free in @npjDigitalMed nature.com/articles/s4174…

Digital health tools need user engagement to work well. In this new review/consensus statement, we 1) lack of agreed-upon metrics for engagement, 2) lack of evidence on how better engagement improves outcomes, and 3) lack of standards for user involvement. nature.com/articles/s4174…

"Digital Tech for Schizophrenia on the Brink of a Breakthrough?" - Deborah Brauser @Medscape reviews everything from new FDA studies to chatbots, privacy to engagement in this amazing and free review of what tech can (and cannot) offer psychosis care: medscape.com/viewarticle/di…

In this multi-year, nationally representative sample of US adults experiencing depression or anxiety, we found that income did NOT predict access to mental healthcare after controlling for other social determinants of mental health. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/mi…

Nudging Sobriety This week, a look at the @JAMAPsych on contingency management by Rash et al. Also, @JohnTorousMD and @EricTopol weigh generative AI for mental health (@TheLancet) and Wilson on "thick skin" (@AcadPsychiatry). davidgratzer.com

How to Evaluate Mental Health AI | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digita…

NEW Umbrella Review: Digital health interventions for mental health disorders: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. @CristinaCrocamo @Unimib_Psychiat @giuscarra @JohnTorousMD @fbartoli_unimib Read it here: thelancet.com/journals/landi…

Nice new review of generative AI in mental health in @JMIR_JMH with an impressive number of studies reviewed (n=79) and breakdown of use cases and quality: free @ mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e70610

.@mariojoze breaks down the recent news and history around the Woebot mental health chatbot and what happens when FDA regulation, generative AI, market forces, and science converge. Out today in STAT news with quotes from me and others: statnews.com/2025/07/02/woe…

Many medical devices deemed ‘breakthrough’ by FDA are backed by patchy evidence statnews.com/2025/06/30/are… via @statnews

🚨 WEBINAR TODAY: Discover how apps and AI are transforming clinical tools in patient care. Join Dr. Eric Achtyes & @JohnTorousMD at 3 PM ET. Register: hubs.la/Q03s4N_40 #AIinHealthcare #Webinar #DigitalMedicine

Young People's Experiences Using a Digital Mental Health Tool to Support Their Care pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40550130/ Key insights here from youth - Digital tools can really help-IF services, practitioners make real use of the data! @JohnTorousMD @frankiorfino @InnoWellOrg @wellcometrust

JMIR Mental Health’s JIF is up to 5.8! 📢 Now in Q1 for Psychiatry (#25/288). Explore research on digital mental health & behavior change 👉 hubs.la/Q03t9T6P0 #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #JCR2025 @JohnTorousMD

WEBINAR: Can AI and digital tools truly enhance patient care? Join Dr. Eric Achtyes & @JohnTorousMD on June 30 to explore the future of tech in clinical settings. Register: hubs.la/Q03s4Lf_0 #DigitalHealth #Webinar #AIinMedicine

"Policy in Flux: Addressing the Regulatory Challenges of AI Integration in US Mental Health Services" -> new from our team in Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry: link.springer.com/article/10.100…