Healing Mental Health with Technology | Dr. Nick Allen

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Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Co-Founder and CEO, Dr. Nick Allen co-founded Ksana Health in 2019 to translate the tools and technologies he developed as the Director of University of Oregon’s Center for Digital Mental Health into products and services that will transform mental health care and research. Dr. Allen is a clinical psychologist and social neuroscientist who investigates the interaction between biological, psychological, and environmental risk factors during adolescent development to more fully understand how to prevent mental health problems and encourage healthy development during this critical stage of life. His 30+ years of experience in clinical psychology, social neuroscience, research, and education led him to develop two platforms available through Ksana Health. See a full list of his publications on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ksVPCBsAAAAJ&hl=en Topics covered in this episode: •Behavioral health now and in the future. •Where does technology meet behavioral health? •How to make a transformative change? •What is ecotherapy? •The youth mental health problem. •How data collected can translate into improvement in mental health. Referenced in the episode: •The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 89 | Busting myths about essential oils | Dr. Eric Zielinski •The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 125 | Walk toward a healthier life | Joyce Shulman •The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 157 | How to Work with Our Genes, Instead of Against Them. | Dr. Erika Gray •Sheryl Sandberg, author of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy To learn more about Dr. Nick Allen and his work, head over to www.ksanahealth.com __________________________________________________________ Amare Mental Fitness pack – Energy Plus, Mood Plus, Sleep Plus & Relief Plus. Head over to www.lindseyelmore.com/amare... save $10 and you’ll be on your way to have improved brain performance and a calmer body and brain. __________________________________________________________ Eaton Hemp CBD Oil – Full Spectrum CBD Oil – 100% USDA Organic, full-spectrum, unfiltered and third party tested. Head to www.eatonhemp.com/lindseyelmoreshow and save 25% on all Eaton Hemp products… with a full money back guarantee! __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	The future of behavioral health is happening right now. There has been an old standing paradigm
0:08.9	where we assess mental health, not via objective measures, but based on subjective one-off surveys,
0:20.0	where we ask people, how do you feel how did you sleep how is your
0:25.3	relationships and while we may perceive that the relationships are one way there is often objective
0:36.3	measures that can show us something else. We may think that we're sleeping well
0:42.1	when really we're not. We may think that we're eating well when really we're eating foods that
0:46.5	our body is slightly allergic to. We need to find a way to use research evidence and modern technology to revolutionize the delivery of mental health care.
0:59.0	Cassana Health was founded in 2019 in Eugene, Oregon to make tools and findings developed by the University of Oregon Center for Digital Mental Health into products and services that
1:13.1	aim to transform mental health care and research.
1:17.9	The company is led by Dr. Nick Allen, a professor of clinical psychology with extensive research
1:23.7	and clinical experience, as well as Will Short, an experienced software business leader
1:29.3	and startup CEO. Casana Health aims to give clients, practitioners, administrators, and researchers
1:36.6	the digital tools that will define the future of mental health. These objective, passive,
1:47.1	remote patient monitoring tools make ongoing assessment easy and accessible to researchers, behavioral health leaders, practitioners,
1:54.8	health systems, and empower patients themselves to create transformative behavioral change that prevents mental health problems before they occur.
2:08.2	This is The Lindsay Elmore Show.
2:10.6	Welcome to The Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy with honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders,
2:21.4	creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks
2:28.3	that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your
2:36.1	mark.
2:38.4	Dr. Nick Allen co-founded Cassana Health in 2019 to translate the tools and technologies he
2:46.0	developed as the director of the University of Oregon's Center for Digital Mental Health into products
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