The Emergence of COVID-19 to Augment Growth of the Mental Health Software Market
Mental health refers to cognitive, emotional, and behavioral
well-being. It is all about how people feel, think, and behave. Mental health
can affect relationships, daily living, and physical health. Mental health
software supports the unique needs of the mental health, also known as the
behavioral health. These software allow health professionals to choose the best
treatment for an individual suffering from anxiety, addiction, stress, depression,
etc. based on patient records and medical evidence. Mental health software also
offers a detailed report focusing on the needs of the patient. The emergence of
COVID-19 is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities for players active
in the mental health software market.
As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world,
it is inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry, and concern in the
population. During the pandemic, it is common for everyone to experience
increased levels of distress and anxiety, particularly as a result of social
isolation. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a larger than
average share of young adults (ages 18-24) report symptoms of anxiety and/or
depressive disorder. As a result, in January 2021, Clarigent Health launched
Clairity, an app-based listening tool designed to provide clinical decision
support to mental health professionals.
The launch of Clairity comes as clinicians respond to a
mental health crisis linked to months of stress, anxiety, and isolation due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, increasing adoption of behavior health
software and high demand for mental health services are the major factors
driving the mental
health software market growth market. In June 2019, NextGen Healthcare,
Inc. announced the launch of NextGen Behavioral Health Suite. NextGen
Behavioral Health Suite is ideal for community health clinics, physician
practices, public health departments and behavioral health centers that offer
targeted case management, crisis intervention, residential substance use
disorder (SUD) services, psychiatric rehabilitation, CCBHC support, and more.
Furthermore, growing geriatric population, increasing
emphasis on telehealth, favorable health reforms, especially in the United States,
and the increasing awareness regarding mental health software are major factors
driving the mental health software market growth. For instance, in November
2019, the Telemental Health Expansion Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress,
which aims at exempting the regional restrictions in the guidelines for the
mental health services delivered via telehealth. Telehealth is an excellent
option for providing mental health services and solutions with the help of
mental health software, which is beneficial for both clinicians as well as
patients.
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