Technology predictions of 2021: digital innovation & cyber security - ET CIO

By Unique Kumar Mental Health: There is a sincere need to improve mental health, As per the reports available, it is estimated by the WHO World health organization, the burden of mental health to the tune of 2443 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100, 000 population, and the age-adjusted suicide rate is 21.1. Between 2012 & 2030, the health conditions are pegged at 1.03 trillion dollars. Similarly, the mental health survey, 2016 estimated that over 85% of people with common mental disorders such as depression or anxiety disorder and 73.6% of people with mental disorders such as psychosis or bipolar disorder. Interestingly the ideal psychiatrist rate is 1:8000 to 10,000 but actual figures stand at 1:2,00,000 and this is a huge gap. It is not possible to fill the vacancies by employing more and more people & the way to address the problem is only possible by leveraging technology and use Artificial Intelligence, Automation with help of Mobile apps to improve mental health.