Who we are

The Division of Digital Psychiatry is a collaborative research group at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliate in Boston, MA. Our team is comprised of mental health professionals with backgrounds in medicine, engineering, and clinical care. We work with hospitals, academic institutions, healthcare companies, federal organizations, and software developers to advance partnerships in technology and psychiatry. Our goal is to improve the quality and accessibility of treatment for mental illness through education, research, and innovation in digital psychiatry.

What We Do

Collect

We capture and consider the real-time lived experiences of patients.​

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Relapse Prediction

Can smartphones indicate a relapse event?

Global Mental Health

How does digital phenotyping vary across cultures?

Interpret

We draw insights from novel digital data and analyze emerging health policy.

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APA App Evaluation

How can we effectively evaluate the thousands of apps available on the app stores?

Apps for First Episode Psychosis

Can technology improve specialty care for individuals with early course psychosis?

Implement

We develop and apply digital interventions and strategies that build on our understanding.

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Digital Clinic

​Using digital technologies to augment clinical care

DOORS

Improving digital literacy to close the digital divide

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