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John Torous
Researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Publications - 377
Citations - 14976
John Torous is an academic researcher from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 307 publications receiving 8444 citations. Previous affiliations of John Torous include University of California, San Francisco & National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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Characterizing Smartphone Engagement for Schizophrenia: Results of a Naturalist Mobile Health Study
John Torous,Patrick Staples,Linda Slaters,Jared Adams,Luis Sandoval,Jukka-Pekka Onnela,Matcheri S. Keshavan +6 more
TL;DR: Engagement with this app for schizophrenia was overall low, but similar to prior naturalistic studies for mental health app use in other diseases, which suggests the importance of clinical involvement as one factor in driving engagement formental health apps.
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Digital Technologies in the Treatment of Anxiety: Recent Innovations and Future Directions
Joseph Firth,Joseph Firth,John Torous,Rebekah Carney,Rebekah Carney,Jill M. Newby,Theodore D. Cosco,Theodore D. Cosco,Helen Christensen,Helen Christensen,Jerome Sarris,Jerome Sarris +11 more
TL;DR: Although still in its infancy, e-health research is already presenting several promising avenues for delivering effective and scalable treatments for anxiety, Nonetheless, several important steps must be taken in order for academic research to keep pace with continued technological advances.
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Smartphone Apps to Support Coordinated Specialty Care for Prodromal and Early Course Schizophrenia Disorders: Systematic Review.
TL;DR: The published literature on smartphone apps for prodromal and first-episode psychosis is small, but holds promise to augment both monitoring and interventions and high rates of adoption and feasibility suggest the potential for future efforts.
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A Telehealth Framework for Mobile Health, Smartphones, and Apps: Competencies, Training, and Faculty Development
TL;DR: A curriculum with seminar, case- and problem-based teaching, supervision, evaluation, and quality improvement practices is needed to achieve competency outcomes.
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The Opportunity and Obstacles for Smartwatches and Wearable Sensors
Kenneth R. Foster,John Torous +1 more
TL;DR: This transformation and medicalization of the consumer health market present both opportunities and obstacles, by opening up large markets for health monitoring and diagnosis using inexpensive mass-market, off-the-shelf devices.