Name
STRESSOMETER: Globally Unique Digital Screening Solution for an Interconnected World
Time
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM (EST)
Description

In the field of mental health globally ,the present focus is on “reactive treatment” and the existing mental health assessment tools or rating scales focus either to diagnose a mental health disorders (based on DSM-5 & ICD-11)or to asses the degree of severity or recovery of that particular disorder during or post treatment individually.On the other hand ,general population is on a spectrum from totally normal on one end to people with psychiatric disorder on the other end with intervening continuum having “at risk” population. Presently we do not have any tool which can be given to general population as part of preventive or “proactive treatment” which not only can identify individuals“ at risk”from that population cohort but also be used for masses for group analytics or quantification of population at risk.” Stressometer “,a tool developed by Dr Sandeep Vohra covers all these aspects and is tech-enabled social innovation with scalable model for sustained impact in the field of global mental health With the aim to help people understand status of their own mental health and make informed decisions about their care with full confidentiality , “Stressometer “is world’s first scientifically validated self analytical digital emotional wellness screening tool( separate for adults & students) developed with years of research in collaboration with university of houston , USA with various publications in reputed scientific journals. Being culturally neutral with universal applicability, it can also be used for group or mass screening for emotional wellness analytics with infinite scaling up capacity for community or any organisation besides it’s uniqueness for use in global policy planning, resource & budget allocation in the field of emotional & mental health in tangible & most economical manner. It has also been enlisted with other 2 topmost globally recognised & validated stress assessment scales in USA's 15th edition of "Textbook of medical & surgical Nursing" by Brunner & Suddharth highlighting that this scale measures "stress & mental health" unlike other scales which measure 'general stress” making it one of the most impactful consumer empowering self analytical tool ever developed in the field of mental health for screening of emotional wellness & early identification of mental disorders for all citizens globally . Also, it is the first & only scale developed by Indo -US collaboration out of total 9 scales developed in India for general screening of psychiatric disorders.

Sandeep Vohra
Location Name
Marine Room