The world of mental health assessment and screening tools can be very complicated for practitioners to navigate. Many tools, like the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7, simply screen for symptoms of one or two conditions, requiring the practitioner to predetermine the potential diagnosis...
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...
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...
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...
The prevalence of dangerous substance use has increased significantly in recent years, with the COVID-19 pandemic further accelerating usage. In a study conducted in September 2020, 15.1% of participants reported increased substance use over the prior six months. Since then, ...
There is a critical gap in behavioral healthcare for children. Almost half of all mental illnesses manifest by age 18, and 62.5% show up by age 25. Yet the interval between symptom onset and diagnosis is a staggering 11 years.
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