The rise of technology has created a road for many ideas to come into the public eyes. It has become one of the biggest platforms for both medical and science field wherein any information can be delivered quickly.
Smartphone is an example of an amazing advancement in technology; it has become part of the life of every person who carries one in their pocket. It is easy and accessible.
But with all the positive help that technology delivers into the daily life of their users, there is always a dark side, and sometimes this dark sides are being ignored, worst, believed.
Application or apps are essential for a smartphone and some of the most downloaded application by smartphones users around the world are mental health apps that according to their descriptions are helpful and easier.
Stress level amongst young people is very high and Depression apps are vastly being downloaded by the young crowds. Stress causes a lot of mental health issues and one of them is Depression. But in a recent study by experts from Liverpool University, they warned that apps approved by health officials might not be working, and may cause more harm than good.
The "NHS Health Apps Library," has curated and listed several apps that are said to be okay in handling mental health issues and depression.
The study claims otherwise and reported that 85 percent of the applications are not clinically proven to help, and only four apps are proven to have at least good effects.
The Liverpool University researchers are worried that the NHS approval seal on the apps will create a fake belief that the apps have clinical benefit.
"Given that three in ten individuals with an untreated mental health issue now opt to pay for private treatment on account of limited NHS availability, the purchase and use of apps that are yet to demonstrate objective clinical benefit is not only a potential waste of money, but also likely to have compounding effect on levels of anxiety in those with the greatest need and least access to effective treatment," researchers wrote in the study.
