Jennifer Dahak

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Around one in 15 women globally experience major depressive disorder in the year after childbirth, study suggests in The Lancet Psychiatry. Explore the research ➡️ spkl.io/6019AAucd

Depression affects approximately a quarter of a billion people globally, of all ages and from all walks of life. A new Seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, & management of depression in adults: spkl.io/6019AAkWd

Students who used AI to study remembered less than those who did not.

Major consultation happening in the UK right now concerning children’s well-being : Growing up in the online world: a national consultation - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/con…

Parental divorce can reshape a child’s emotional world, yet support often arrives late or not at all. A new randomized trial tested a digital intervention for children and adolescents experiencing divorce. Across 866 participants, the program produced meaningful improvements in emotional symptoms, behavioral difficulties, and overall well-being within 12 weeks. This is a unique example of using digital health to expand timely support during some of life’s hardest transitions. nature.com/articles/s4174…

➡️ How to Evaluate Mental Health AI | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digita… @JohnTorousMD

Findings indicate a high level of acceptance among nursing staff for the developed service robot : need for strategies that combine participatory design, transparent communication of system capabilities and limitations, and structured opportunities for hands-on experience.

What makes a mental health app actually evidence-based? A 2026 study from researchers @Harvard analyzed a smartphone app designed to support treatment for depression and broke down the therapeutic strategies it uses. Researchers mapped how those strategies are delivered in practice, and how consistently they appear throughout the app. Here's what they found: jmir.org/2026/1/e84030/ #MentalHealth #DigitalHealth #Depression #HealthTech #Psychology #BehaviorChange #eHealth #MobileHealth #JMIR #MentalHealthApps

Addiction to short-form videos is associated with reduction of brain activity in the frontal lobe and weakened focus.

On the lack of compelling evidence that medical AI is improving patient care, and what to do about it, a @NatureMedicine editorial nature.com/articles/s4159…

Today @OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Clinicians, provided free for credentialed HCPs, and HealthBench Professional for benchmarking LLM medical task performance (Figure) openai.com/index/making-c… cdn.openai.com/dd128428-0184-…

I am pleased to share our publication, “Exploring Patient Journey Mapping and the Learning Health System: A Scoping Review.” In this paper, we explore how patient journey mapping can strengthen Learning Health Systems by making patient experiences more visible, structured, and actionable in healthcare improvement. The review highlights how journey mapping can help connect patient-centered insights with quality improvement, digital health innovation, and system redesign. I am grateful to my co-authors Amanda L. Joseph, Helen Monkman, and Andre Kushniruk for their excellent collaboration on this work. Thank you for your thoughtful contributions to a topic that sits at the intersection of patient experience, human-centered design, and health informatics. You can read the paper here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10… #LearningHealthSystems #DigitalHealth #PatientExperience #HealthInformatics #PatientCenteredCare

JAMA EIC @KBibbinsDomingo sat down with AMA Chief Experience Officer @toddunger to discuss the latest from JAMA including its public access policy, bringing in new perspectives, and her thoughts on #artificialintelligence and chatbots. ja.ma/412XGet

Across versions of ChatGPT, responses to psychotic prompts were frequently inappropriate or partially appropriate, raising safety concerns for users at risk for #psychosis. ja.ma/4moaIPF

Can a co-created app + wearable actually help teens manage stress? A JMIR Human Factors study on Wellby, a new health intelligence app found: 📱 High usability & satisfaction 📈 Engagement doubled after adding the wearable 💡 Mood tracking was the most valued feature Teens want personalized, self-tracking tools, not just content. Read the full study: humanfactors.jmir.org/2026/1/e79381 #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #AdolescentHealth #Wearables #HealthTech #Research #jmir

Young adults don’t just consume nutrition content, they interpret and adapt to it. A new study from @Cambridge_Uni found social media can support healthy eating but also spread confusion and misinformation. Users develop “digital nutrition literacy,” but still face algorithm-driven, emotionally charged content. Takeaway: digital health tools need credibility, personalization, and user control. Read more: jmir.org/2026/1/e89344 #NutritionResearch #EatingBehaviours #FoodOnSocialMedia #SocialMediaAndHealth #DigitalHealth #PublicHealth #YoungAdults #JMIR

💬 Editor's Note: #Adolescents face increasing rates of insufficient sleep, driven by early school start times and digital media use, undermining cognitive and mental health. ja.ma/4szamXL

Poverty is an important cause of mental health issues. Poverty and mental helath issues have a bidirectional causal link, with poverty raising risks of depression, anxiety, and other disorders 1.5–3 times higher via chronic stress, while mental illness can deepen economic hardship.

NEW Viewpoint: A practical framework for operationalising responsible and equitable #ArtificialIntelligence in health care: tackling bias, inequity, and implementation challenges. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ymt4c5b7

Primary care—a cornerstone of health-care delivery—is increasingly under strain. How can new AI advancements support care providers & people with their health? Read more in The Lancet Primary Care: spkl.io/6015A22eP