Telebehavioral Health

June 20, 2019

Mental health disorders are one of the most frequent causes of disability worldwide leading to increased morbidity and mortality1 . The cost of mental illness to the US economy alone is in the hundreds of billions of dollars in lost earnings, disability benefits and healthcare expenditure2 . Mental illness, which is defined as diagnosable health conditions associated with persistent abnormal changes in emotion, thinking and behavior, is highly prevalent and at least one fifth of the US population is suffering from it3 . Moreover, it is estimated that half of the population will be diagnosed with at least one mental illness over the course of their lifetime4,5.

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