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Opinion|Videos|August 9, 2024

Promising Therapeutic Areas for PDTs and Addressing Unmet Needs in Mental Health

Author(s)Arwen Podesta, MD

Arwen Podesta, MD, details the therapeutic areas in which prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) have been studied and show the most promise, as well as some of the unmet needs in patients with mental health conditions that PDTs may be able to address.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Understanding Prescription Digital Therapeutics: Definition, FDA Review and Clinical Impact

EP. 1 Understanding Prescription Digital Therapeutics: Definition, FDA Review and Clinical Impact

EP. 2 Promising Therapeutic Areas for PDTs and Addressing Unmet Needs in Mental Health

EP. 2 Promising Therapeutic Areas for PDTs and Addressing Unmet Needs in Mental Health

EP. 3 Benefits and Safety of PDTs

EP. 3 Benefits and Safety of PDTs

EP. 4 PDTs as a Part of Integrative Care and Evaluating Patient Outcomes With PDTs

EP. 4 PDTs as a Part of Integrative Care and Evaluating Patient Outcomes With PDTs

EP. 5 Communicating PDT Benefits to Patients and Clinician Training for Implementation

EP. 5 Communicating PDT Benefits to Patients and Clinician Training for Implementation

EP. 6 Successful PDT Implementation: Examples and Key Strategies

EP. 6 Successful PDT Implementation: Examples and Key Strategies

EP. 7 Managed Care Strategies for Ensuring Patient Access to PDTs

EP. 7 Managed Care Strategies for Ensuring Patient Access to PDTs

EP. 8 Managed Care Challenges and Solutions for PDT Coverage, and Evaluating Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction

EP. 8 Managed Care Challenges and Solutions for PDT Coverage, and Evaluating Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction

EP. 9 K-Cast Written Summary. Prescription Digital Therapeutics – Addressing Unmet Needs Among Patients With Mental Health Conditions

EP. 9 K-Cast Written Summary. Prescription Digital Therapeutics – Addressing Unmet Needs Among Patients With Mental Health Conditions

What are some of the therapeutic areas in which prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) have been studied and show the most promise?

What are some of the unmet needs in patients with mental health conditions that PDTs may be able to address?

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