Exploring the Current Landscape of Mental Health Apps and their Clinical Application

John Torous, MD, MBI, is director of the digital psychiatry division, in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliated teaching hospital, where he also serves as a staff psychiatrist and assistant professor. He has a background in electrical engineering and computer sciences and received an undergraduate degree in the field from UC Berkeley before attending medical school at UC San Diego. 

Noy Alon is the digital literacy director at the Digital Psychiatry Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and leads the team's digital literacy curriculum development and community outreach. She is also works on app evaluation and is in charge of updating the largest database of mental health applications, known as the M-health Index and Navigation Database (MIND). She graduated from Brown University with a degree in Biology.

Sarah Perret is the digital education director at the Digital Psychiatry Lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and leads the team's digital navigator training. She is also works on app evaluation and is in charge of updating the largest database of mental health applications, known as the M-health Index and Navigation Database (MIND). She graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Behavior Biology in May 2021. She is currently pursuing a MS in Medical Sciences at Boston University.