For this assignment, you are asked to write a 3- to 5-page expository essay on the use of technology in the diagnosis of psychopathology. Choose one of the following four diagnoses to focus your essay content on this week:
Major Depressive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Substance Use Disorder
Using peer-reviewed journal articles and your course text, provide an in-depth analysis of the benefits of using technology to assist in diagnosing the identified disorder you have chosen for the assignment.
Be sure to include the following components in your paper:
Examine at least three technologies that can be utilized to diagnose the identified disorder.
Provide a rationale for why each of the technologies could be effective and accurate in diagnosing the disorder.
Explain how each technology identified can be useful in supplementing data gathered through self-report alone.
Examine the research supporting or not supporting the use of telebehavioral health platforms for treatment of identified diagnosis, providing at least two peer-reviewed articles.
Identify at least two telebehavioral treatment interventions that could be used in treating persons with identified diagnosis.
Explain the evidence supporting or not supporting the use of the modality/platform for the diagnosis selected.
Explain why the identified intervention would be applicable and beneficial in treating the identified disorder.
Discuss the pros and cons of using telebehavioral health for treating identified disorder.
