Análise de aplicações tecnológicas de apoio à saúde mental e aos principais transtornos

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The objective of this research is to analyze applications available on digital platforms that aim to help their users restore mental health through online support that can reduce present symptoms. The nature of the research is applied, with an exploratory approach and the use of market research instruments, with a comparative method. The bibliographic review made it possible to gather conceptual information about the mental health of the Brazilian population and data on the main disorders with an increase in diagnoses in recent decades in Brazil. A qualitative approach and empirical research were used to choose the five highlighted technological applications, with the purpose of presenting their functionalities and benefits and verifying which are most suitable for supporting the diagnosis of the disorder or syndrome in question, in addition to expanding the dissemination of solutions that can alleviate emotional and, consequently, physical pain. The results of the study show that the insertion of technological applications in the field of mental health can support health professionals and patients in the treatment of signs and symptoms, syndromes and mental disorders already diagnosed by examinations, contributing to the restoration of health and improvement in quality of life for cases in which users actually use such applications in an appropriate, consistent, satisfactory and complementary way to medical and therapeutic treatments.