Delivering behavioral health care to you, when you need it most
With behavioral health care in high demand, there are not enough trained clinical professionals to meet the need. That’s where the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at the Geisel School of Medicine comes in. At CTBH, innovators and clinicians across disciplines are developing and evaluating digital technologies to bring personalized, science-based care to patients anytime, anywhere.
They’re like a ‘virtual clinician’ in your pocket 24/7 to support the full spectrum of health—from changing unhealthy behavior, to helping people effectively manage chronic conditions, to reducing premature deaths worldwide.
Video Games for Your Health?
Lynn Fiellin, MD, a professor in the departments of biomedical data science, medicine, and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, is using video games to prevent health issues, leveraging the power of play to instill healthy behaviors in young people around the globe. Her work tackles issues such as opioid use, sexual health, and mental well-being and resilience.
SweetGoals: A New Approach to Type 1 Diabetes
Could incentives and virtual coaching help young adults with type 1 diabetes? That’s the premise behind a national clinical trial run by Geisel School of Medicine professor Catherine Stanger, PhD, a faculty member at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth.
A Personalized Healthcare Revolution
Researchers at Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine are leaving one-size-fits-all approaches in the past and instead are building digital health tools to educate and empower patients—specifically tailored to their unique health needs.
