Digital health technologies, including mHealth apps and wearables are revolutionizing healthcare, making wellness more accessible, efficient, and affordable. According to Statista, the global digital health market is projected to reach $429.3 billion by 2027. With over 350,000 mobile apps available to consumers, we will focus on several examples of digital treatments for addiction, sleep, and anxiety with proven results.

Beating Addiction

reSET, designed by Pear Therapeutics, is the first FDA-approved smartphone app that aims to enhance conventional drug addiction therapy by integrating digital therapy. This app deals with alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and other substance use disorders.

Does It Work?

reSET-O, designed explicitly for opioid-use disorder, has shown evident success in real-world analysis, where 94.4% of participants maintained opium abstinence during a 24-week cohort study.

In the Marketplace

Wearable device usage is on the rise, with the global wearables market expected to reach 896 million units this year.

Getting Sleep

Born Digital Health created a UK-based, National Health Service-endorsed online sleep improvement program, Sleepstation. This platform helps people with insomnia enjoy a good night’s sleep.

Does It Work?

A study on 112 insomniac individuals working for a large UK-based organization showed a Sleepstation intervention improves sleep quality. Based on over 100 randomized controlled trials, cognitive behavioral therapy has shown to be an effective and long-lasting treatment for 50%–70% of patients.

Cocktail Fodder

A fun fact about mobile digital apps is that on average, smartphone users have around 80 apps installed on their devices, but they only actively use about 9 of them daily.

Keeping Sane

Sanvello, a mental health app, helps people experiencing anxiety, stress, and depression manage their negative thoughts and feelings, subsequently leading to a healthy and productive lifestyle.

Does It Work?

The University of New Hampshire reported results from a study highlighting that 50% of the individuals using the Sanvello app showed a positive attitude, suggesting that such applications improve access to mental health care services.

There’s An App For That

Everyone can agree that smartphones have taken over our lives; therefore, we naturally turn to these devices for advice and help. Digital culture is helping people overcome mental health issues like anxiety, depression, insomnia, or drug addiction. Explore a wide range of foundational diagnostics—immunochemistry, microbiology, and infectious disease diagnostics—used in both research and clinical settings when you register for Biotech Primer’s 40-minute on-demand course Diagnostics’ Role In Medicine Today.