I have a master's in Psychological research and have worked on clinical smart apps. Only insurance companies and entrepreneurs, rather than qualified subject ma

I have a master's in Psychological research and have worked on clinical smart apps. Only insurance companies and entrepreneurs, rather than qualified subject matter experts, are trying to replace therapy with them, because they aren't therapy. The only FDA approved 'smart app' currently is for forcing compliance from outpatient drug addicts in court mandated treatment programs. The apps you refer to are appropriate for the 'worried well', and people unfamiliar with the basics of mental hygiene. They aren't remotely intended as a replacement for anything currently in the clinical arsenal, which requires a safe, human space with a trained and talented professional to make a difference. And, even then, it's not a sure thing. It's not something you can wrap in a chatbot, journal, or 'daily checkin' survey. We have had the paper equivalents for decades, and yet they have never grown to be anything more than adjunctive tools that they are today. The self-help section of bookstores has always been the butt of jokes, for good reason.