PsyHeal: An Approach to Remote Mental Health Monitoring System

Numerous research initiatives to develop and provide cloud-based healthcare solutions have been undertaken by academicians and industry alike. It holds major significance especially when dealing with mental health issues. Inputs taken from a patient undergoing treatment, when collected and analyzed over a time period can help the doctor in making appropriate deductions and inferences. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of using third party APIs' in creating a remote health assessment system pertaining to mental illness. In this paper, a proof-of-concept cloud based psychological assessment/ monitoring service named PsyHeal is proposed. It is a web app which interfaces with a handful of third party API's for its implementation. We first discuss the primary system design and limitations of the same. We then elaborate on some enhancements which have been added to the primary system in order to overcome the identified flaws and thus explain the final design of this web app. Future scope of the application is discussed in order to build upon the aforementioned application.