Behavioral health questionnaires, sometimes administered as part of a behavioral health assessment, help healthcare providers screen for mental health concerns like depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD and trauma. In this blog post, we will go over what they are and highlight a few...
When patients are concerned about a behavioral health issue, one of the first recommended steps is to talk to a healthcare professional. Whether it's a primary care doctor or a behavioral health specialist like a psychologist, the practitioner may conduct a comprehensive mental...
Mental health assessments are examinations used to ascertain whether a person is healthy psychologically and socially and is generally developing and/or living well. They are often used to screen for mental health disorders like depression or neurological diseases such as...
Our world is powered by data. Every Google suggestion and Amazon ad is carefully selected by harvesting data about our online behavior. Clearly, there’s valuable insight to be found in data gathered consistently over time. Clinicians recognize this and have increasingly...
Mental health issues are impacting a high percentage of Americans of all ages and in all types of work and home settings. An estimated 26% of U.S. adults experience mental illness, or about 1 in 4 people. Given such prevalence, it’s no wonder so many healthcare providers are...
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...
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...
Mental illness affects millions of people every year, making it challenging for them to enjoy everyday life and maintain recovery. The good news is that most common mental health disorders are treatable.
In late 2023, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released new recommendations calling for multiple depression screenings throughout pregnancy and during the postpartum period. In the following Q&A with Thomas Young, MD, chief medical officer of Proem...
Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are suffering from mental health issues, made even worse by isolation during the early years of COVID-19.
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