Privacy challenges identified for apps, including metrics such as star ratings

Does not reduce risk of relapse overall, but can reduce relapse risk and manic symptom severity for low-risk individuals

Authors say mobile devices for calming should be avoided in preschool-aged boys, children with higher surgency

Findings seen among young adults randomly assigned to receive regular texts

Selfies introduce measurable distortions in the size and perception of facial features

Digital voice recorder or smartphone apps can improve prospective memory function, QOL in older adults with mild cognitive disorders

Large effect sizes seen for Beck Depression Inventory, Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Thirty-one percent of participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders installed app; app remained installed in 70 percent