Mental health, already a significant concern prior to the pandemic, has become an even greater concern over the past few years for people of all ages, including children, and in all walks of life. The ability to provide ongoing help to those suffering with mental or behavioral...
Devising the right system for measurement in mental healthcare is challenging but also extremely important. Systems of measurement provide the foundation for behavioral health screening, assessing treatment progress, and monitoring whether desired outcomes are achieved. When...
Integrated care initiatives provide an opportunity to strengthen the delivery of physical and behavioral health treatments through primary care and other health services. Providing mental health services in primary care can be effective for patients, reduce the stigma of...
As we conclude Mental Health Month 2024, Proem is calling for all health care providers to provide whole-person care that integrates behavioral health with physical health. Why? Mental health care is health care. It takes far too long — up to 11 years — for people to receive...
Mental health assessment tools, including mental health scales, are widely used in behavioral health and have been for years. They have become essential when screening for mental health conditions, making a formal diagnosis of a mental health condition, assessing symptom...
As the developer of evidence-based mental health assessment and measurement technology, Mental Health Month has significant meaning to the Proem Behavioral Health team. Our mission is to simplify and improve the mental health care journey for providers and patients. Mental...
“Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World.” That is Mental Health America’s theme for this year's Mental Health Month, which is observed in May. As Mental Health America notes, society is getting more comfortable with discussing mental health, but people still may not...
Developed jointly by psychiatrists and clinicians in the United States and Europe, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) is a structured diagnostic interview designed to assess a wide range of psychiatric disorders using criteria set forth by the ...
Participant recruitment is one of clinical behavioral health research’s most essential, sensitive and time-consuming facets. Accurate subject identification lays the groundwork for a successful study and mitigates risk to participants and research teams.
Digital assessment...
The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V (SCID or SCID-5) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) are diagnostic tools commonly used to screen for and identify a wide range of mental health disorders. Both the SCID-5 and M.I.N.I. employ a systematic...