What is the Digital Clinic?

The Digital Clinic is a fully operating therapeutic clinic integrating technology from smartphone apps and sensors into outpatient visits to improve care. Patients meet regularly with a clinician and use the mindLAMP app between visits to monitor symptoms, access tips and resources, and complete clinician-assigned exercises.

Patient-Centered

Patients are provided with skills and a toolkit to manage their symptoms beyond the short-term care context. The patient-driven approach aims to teach patients to manage their own emotions.

Accessible

Totally cost-free with fully remote sessions. Targeted therapy is provided in a brief (7-8 sessions) structure. Digital Navigators (DN) guide patient engagement and are able to provide support with technology.

Data-Driven

Surveys and various aspects of behavior and device use are collected and monitored through mindLAMP. This data is then fed back to the patient and clinician by the digital navigator to inform shared clinical decision making.

Evidence-Based

The therapy modules and mindLAMP resources and activities are informed by a growing evidence-base, utilizing CBTp and Unified Protocol principles and techniques.

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How does the Digital Clinic operate?

• Patient meets with clinician over 8 weeks via telehealth therapy
• Patient uses the mindLAMP app to complete symptom and mood surveys and to allow for passive data collection (i.e. hours of sleep, number of steps per day) on metrics that may relate to mental health between clinical sessions.
• mindLAMP data is reviewed during each clinical session so the clinician can offer treatment with more insight into the patient's unique experience. 
• Following each clinical session, a Digital Navigator meets with the patient to further customize the app according to the clinician and the patient's preferences.

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What is a Digital Navigator?

A digital navigator supports the clinician by handling the technical aspects of the digital clinic from app set-up and customization to troubleshooting so the clinician is free to spend a full meaningful session with a patient. 
Some tasks of the digital navigator include:

• Suggesting safe and healthy apps for patients
• Inputting custom surveys and custom content for each patient as prescribed by the clinician
• Monitoring app functionality and data quality

Learn more about the role

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Published articles about the Digital Clinic:

Rodriguez-Villa, E., Rauseo-Ricupero, N., Camacho, E., et al. The digital clinic: Implementing technology and augmenting care for mental health. General Hospital Psychiatry 2020. See Article.

Torous, J., Jän Myrick, K., Rauseo-Ricupero, N., et al. Digital Mental Health and COVID-19: Using technology today to accelerate the curve on access and quality tomorrow. JMIR Mental Health. 2020. See Article.

The Digital Clinic Team Contact:

John Torous MD, MBI - Psychiatrist
[email protected]