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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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Applying machine learning to smartphone based cognitive and sleep assessments in schizophrenia

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored how smartphone-based assessments may help address the need for practical and easy-to- administer screening strategies that can identify and help triage cognitive impairment.
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Association between social media use and health promotion among individuals with depression and anxiety: Insights from the 2017–2020 Health Information National Trends Survey

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined the potential for using social media tools for health promotion by people with anxiety or depression and found that individuals with mental disorders were more likely than the general population to engage in health-related social media usage.
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Self-Reported Preferences for Help-Seeking and Barriers to Using Mental Health Supports Among Internal Medicine Residents: Exploratory Use of an Econometric Best-Worst Scaling Framework for Gathering Physician Wellness Preferences.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used an econometric best-worst scaling (BWS) framework to survey internal medicine resident physicians to establish help-seeking preferences for burnout and barriers to using wellness supports by quantifying selections for 7 wellness support options and 7 barriers.
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Is Engagement in Physical Activity Related to Its Perceived Mental Health Benefits Among People With Depression and Anxiety? A Population-Scale Survey Study

TL;DR: Findings from this nationally representative survey data indicates that about 4 in 5 adults living with depression and anxiety in the United States endorsed awareness of the mental health benefits of PA, and it is found that the awareness of these benefits is related to PA engagement.