Abstracts by keywords: suicide prevention
Suicide prevention via app: potential for the German healthcare landscape? - a review
Since 2020, digital health applications (DiGA or “apps on prescription”) have been offering new perspectives for the German healthcare system. In August 2021, 20 DiGAs had already been successfully tested by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) and listed in the directory of prescribable DiGAs. These can now be prescribed and therefore reimbursed by statutory health insurance companies. Ten apps are used to prevent and treat mental illnesses (especially panic disorders and depression). However, there is no app for suicide prevention (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices).