CureApp and HIKARI LAB have began offering the “ascureSPARX Mental Health Program”: A doctor developed application based on cognitive behavior therapy and online counseling.
CureApp and HIKARI LAB have began offering the “ascureSPARX
Mental Health Program”: A doctor developed application based on cognitive
behavior therapy and online counseling.
The “ascureSPARX Mental Health Program” is a psychological
care and counseling program that combines a “doctor developed application” and “online
counseling”. It provides psychological care based on cognitive behavioral
therapy that has been proven to be effective but is said to be difficult to practice. The program’s specialized application has
been highly evaluated overseas through medical evidence (* 1) provided by “SPARX”
and is intended to be used for the improvement of Japanese adults via expert
supervision and mental counseling.
Mental health care can be practiced easily and enjoyably via a game based on cognitive behavioral therapy. In addition, regular counseling is provided by qualified individuals with guidance counseling experience conducted online without the burden of having to attend a clinic. By closely linking an application that is easy to begin and continue to use with online counseling, we are able to provide individual support to people in an effortless manner.
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【About CureApp Co. Ltd.】
CureApp Co., Ltd. is a MedTech venture company that does R&D, manufacturing and sales for medical treatment equipment programs designed for the treatment of diseases based on medical evidence and advanced software technology. In order to achieve a new medical service in Japan for the first time in which “an application has the effect of treating a disease”, we are working on the development of a “treatment application ®︎”: An application for treating diseases.
【 About “HIKARI LAB Co., Ltd.” 】
* Reference *
Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy (mental health therapy) that relaxes an individual’s feelings by encouraging cognition. Cognition is the way in which people receive information and think. (Source: The National Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research http://cbt.ncnp.go.jp/)
CureApp Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kouta Satake)
which deals with the research and development of “Treatment Applications” as medical
devices in treatment programs, together with HIKARI LAB Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, President: Ayako Shimizu) which offers online counselling and smart phone
applications for psychological care, have joined together to begin offering the “ascureSPARX
Mental Health Program”: A program designed for corporate mental counselling through the
combination of specialized applications and online remote guidance.
Mental health care can be practiced easily and enjoyably via a game based on cognitive behavioral therapy. In addition, regular counseling is provided by qualified individuals with guidance counseling experience conducted online without the burden of having to attend a clinic. By closely linking an application that is easy to begin and continue to use with online counseling, we are able to provide individual support to people in an effortless manner.
According to the Ministry
of Health, Labor and Welfare’s evaluation standards, approximately 10% of all
employees are diagnosed as high stress individuals. However, it has been stated
that among those employees who received stress checks, only 0.6% had interviews
that provided guidance from a medical professional (Ministry of Health, Labor
and Welfare, Occupational Health Division (July, 2008)). ascureSPARX is a new
solution to this issue that uses the power of technology to contribute to corporate
mental health measures. It allows those high stress individuals who are unable
to have interview sessions with a doctor to work on their stress related issues.
* This program and
dedicated application are not medical instruments. The diagnosis and prevention
of disease, treatment, suppression, etc. * are not guaranteed. Medication will
be purchased from a pharmacist etc. after information pertaining to said medication
has been provided.
Regarding the specialized
application “ascureSPARX”, SPARX is a national project created in New Zealand. It
is an RPG game based on the concept of cognitive behavioral therapy developed
by a research team at the University of Auckland and has received high praise
internationally having won the “International Digital Award” sponsored by UN
and UNESCO as well as the “World Summit Award”. The Japanese version of this
exclusive application “ascureSPARX” is currently being announced and has been upgraded
to suit the Japanese work environment.
【Provision and
Supervision of the Program】
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Kohta Satake (MD) Keio
University School of Medicine, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Master of Business Administration (MBA), John Hopkins University Graduate
School, Master of Public Health (MPH).
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Shin Suzuki (MD) Medical
Department of Keio University, Kayak Co., LTD, University of Tokyo Medical
Science Institute: Accumulating Development Technology of Genome Analysis 2013,
gold medal in innovation of the Society of Artificial Intelligence 2013.
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Ayako Shimizu is a graduate of the International Liberal Arts Department of Sophia University
and has completed the Masters course at the Graduate School of Pedagogy at the University of
Tokyo. She is a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Systems and Information Engineering at the
University of Tsukuba, and has worked at Barclays Security Co., Ltd.
【About CureApp Co. Ltd.】
CureApp Co., Ltd. is a MedTech venture company that does R&D, manufacturing and sales for medical treatment equipment programs designed for the treatment of diseases based on medical evidence and advanced software technology. In order to achieve a new medical service in Japan for the first time in which “an application has the effect of treating a disease”, we are working on the development of a “treatment application ®︎”: An application for treating diseases.
The aim of a “treatment application®︎” is to create a new effective treatment
through analysis and guidance provided by an application that uses medical
knowledge and evidence based on the daily treatment course of each patient. It
also has the possibility to contribute to the improvement of conditions by
encouraging the development of the habitual aspects of a patient by
transforming their awareness and behavior. We have began clinical trials early in Japan, and have also began developing applications for multiple diseases.
In addition, based on the models produced
in Japan, we plan to proceed by expanding globally with “Digital Health
Solutions from Japan”.
【 About “HIKARI LAB Co., Ltd.” 】
HIKARI
LAB Co., Ltd. is a group of mental
health care professionals and physiatrists focused on clinical psychology. In addition to offering
psychological counseling from experienced clinical psychologists with highly
specialized expertise, we also offer the “SPARX” application. This application
is based on cognitive behavioral therapy intended for life in Japan. We are
moving towards our goal of being able to “provide and implement reliable
psychological care more readily and efficiently to anyone, anywhere in
society”.
【CureApp Company
Outline】
Company Name: CureApp, Co.,
Ltd. President: Kohta Satake.
Head office: Kodenmacho YS Building 4th
Floor, 12-5, Kodenma, Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo. · Capital Reserve: 1,966,500,000 JPY. Established:
July 31, 2014.
Business Information: Medical program device development, PHR
(personal health record) business, mobile health related service business.
Trademark Registration: “Treatment application ︎︎” “CureApp® ︎” “ascure︎® ︎” “prescription application︎︎“
URL: http: // cureapp.co.jp/
Trademark Registration: “Treatment application ︎︎” “CureApp® ︎” “ascure︎® ︎” “prescription application︎︎“
URL: http: // cureapp.co.jp/
【HIKARI LAB Co., Ltd. - Company Outline】
Company Name: HIKARI Lab Inc. (HIKARI Lab Co., Ltd.) President: Ayako Shimizu.
Head Office: Hayama Building, 4th floor, 17-2 Kabuto, Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo.
Capital Reserve: 3,000,000 JPY.
Established: July 10, 2015.
Business Information: Psychological Care Project
URL: https: //www.hikariLab.co.jp/
* Reference *
About “Cognitive
Behavior Therapy”
Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy (mental health therapy) that relaxes an individual’s feelings by encouraging cognition. Cognition is the way in which people receive information and think. (Source: The National Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research http://cbt.ncnp.go.jp/)