Psychiatry Innovation Lab aimed at transforming mental health

Dr. Daviss is the chief medical informatics officer at M3 Information and chairs the American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Mental Health Information Technology.

Psychiatry Innovation Lab alumni

Entrepreneurs from the October 2016 competition created products that addressed addiction, autism, Alzheimer’s, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental disorders.

Finalists

• Overdose Recovery Bracelet – “A novel solution to the opioid epidemic” – Joseph Insler
• Spectrum – “An app to encourage facial processing and emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorder” – Swathi Krishna
• Spring – “Enabling personalized behavioral healthcare using machine learning and big data” – April Koh
• Alzhelp – “Using augmented reality and intelligent personal assistant software to keep Alzheimer’s patients safe” – Akanksha Jain, Michelle Koh, and Priscilla Siow
• MiHelper – “Identifying patterns of distress and determining optimal periods for real time mental health interventions” – Kammarauche Isuzu and Mackenzie Drazan
• WEmbrace – “A mobile application for foreign-background psychiatric patients to effectively provide critical care” – Ellen Oh

Semifinalists

• Broadleaf Mental Health –“Reaching school-aged children in the rural eastern Himalayas” – Michael Matergia
• TechLink – “Connecting students and tech” – Akanksha Jain, Michelle Koh, and Priscilla Siow
• Beacon – “Smarter therapy. Together” – Shrenik Jain and Ravi Shah
• Muse – “Assisted meditation in mental health” – Graeme Moffat
• MiResource – “Helping adolescents find the right therapeutic fit” – Gabriela Asturias and Mackenzie Drazen
• BraVe Reality – “Virtual treatment for PTSD patients” – Monica Kullar
• SKNR – “A user-centric psychotherapy tool for the digital age” – Hyun-Hee Kim
• We2Link – “Connect better” – Michael Malone PRISM – “Helping patients gain insight through digital art mobile app” – Kenechi Ejebe and Whitney McFadden

SOURCE: Dr. Daviss