Top 5 Mental Health Apps for COVID-19 Practitioners

November 29, 2021

The US continues to be one of the countries most deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care providers at all levels of care delivery face unprecedented numbers of very sick patients and are working often without rest or meals, and in some areas, without adequate personal protective equipment.

This month’s selection of apps is dedicated to them. The 5 apps were chosen by a physician writer from the New York City area who volunteered time at one of the hospitals hardest hit. In the slides that follow, she highlights:

Headspace, the popular well-studied mediation and mindfulness app
My Well Being Index, designed by the Mayo Clinic to track physician distress
Provider Resilience, designed by the DOD for frontline health care professionals
Calm, rated #1 for sleep support and offers relaxation exercises
Relax Melodies, >100 soothing sounds, breathing exercises, guided meditations

Headspace is a user-friendly app with exercises on everything from managing anxiety to stress relief to breathing, happiness, calm, and focus.

Headspace is available at iTunes and Google Play.

Headspace

My Well-Being Index is a 100% anonymous app invented by Mayo Clinic that evaluates multiple dimensions of distress in 9 questions.

My Well-Being Index is available at iTunes and Google Play.

My Well-Being Index

Provider Resilience was designed by psychologists and the Department of Defense to help frontline providers stay productive and emotionally healthy through psychoeduation and self-assessments.

Provider Resilience is available at iTunes and Google Play.

Provider Resilience

Calm is the #1 rated app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation and provides guided meditations, sleep stories, breathing programs, masterclasses, and relaxing music.

Calm is available at iTunes and Google Play.