Secondary Research

YOURDOST APP

Pros:

• Talk anonymously
• Expert interaction is main focus
• User engagement through articles and discussionst

Cons:

• Bad User Interface
• Too many experts to choose from, time-taking
• No place to share thoughts with similar people

WHISPER APP

Pros:

• Anonymous profile
• Clean User Interface
• Innovative interface for post display

Cons:

• Too many notifications
• No experts for assistance
• Confusing home screen, bad experience

Expert evaluation of the mobile application was performed with three experts involved in fields of human psychology and design. Experts were asked questions related to the use of a mobile application to solve this problem. Will this be helpful to the users? Can such an interface have any negative impacts? How will this affect people facing depression and anxiety? They were also asked questions about the mental state of users and whether such a virtual platform can be of any help. Feedback:

• Helpful in case of situational depression & early stages of others
• Video conferencing can be a substitute to physical presence
• Not complete help but can improve current situation
• Reading stories of depression survivors might help
• Notifying them of daily feel-good activities can be helpful
• Very helpful for making people aware of symptoms of depression
• Group therapy is helpful if governed by an expert
• Can motivate them to get proper treatment
• According to research, self help programme is the best