The treatment of mental health conditions appears to have received a boost with a recently announced research collaboration between digital mental health company SilverCloud Health and Microsoft Research. The partnership was designed to further step up the former's online offering with artificial intelligence. A little background: During the past 18 months, the two have worked in tandem on research that marries Microsoft's machine learning and AI technologies with SilverCloud, which specializes in the digital delivery of evidence-based mental healthcare to improve outcomes. Ken Cahill, CEO of Boston based SilverCloud, said the technology enables "very tailored support" to each patient; meaning "more responsive and reactive care." He called that process a "big departure" from existing digital delivery that's generic or a one-size-fits-all approach and doesn't accommodate for factors such as behavior, engagement, and effectiveness.