Why the New APA-Backed Federal Parity Law Is a Game Changer for Patients & Psychiatrists
APA-backed federal legislation enacted in December 2020 gave the federal government powerful new authority to enforce the law that requires insurers to provide the same access to psychiatric treatment as other medical care for patients they cover. For anyone who’s struggled to find psychiatric care, or has found it too expensive to afford, this law, […]
Revolutionizing Psychiatry: How a Novel AI Model Could Transform Neuroscience and Disease Study
Revolutionizing Psychiatry: How a Novel AI Model Could Transform Neuroscience and Disease Study Advanced technology has infiltrated almost every aspect of healthcare, and the mental health sector is no exception. A recent innovation in the field is an AI model that could dramatically change the way we study and understand psychiatric disorders. This algorithm could […]
Exploring the Left-Brain, Right-Brain Interactions in Legal Education: A Psychiatry Tech Perspective
Exploring the Left-Brain, Right-Brain Interactions in Legal Education: A Psychiatry Tech Perspective It is a well-known fact that the human brain is divided into two hemispheres, the left and right, and each hemisphere has its dominant functions. The left hemisphere is usually associated with logic, language, and analytical thinking, while the right hemisphere is associated […]
Future Of Mental Health Sobriety and Recovering Out Loud with Kelsey Moreira
There are at least 23 million people in long term recovery from substance use in the United States. Despite this, recovery is still a largely hidden and stigmatized issue. As Patrick Kennedy shares, “That kind of shame feeds the illness.” Kelsey…
Exploring the Unprecedented Influence of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry
Exploring the Unprecedented Influence of Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field, with applications that range from the mundane to the extraordinary. One area in which AI is making particularly significant strides is in the realm of mental healthcare. With its ability to process vast amounts of data at incredible […]
Revolutionary AI Technique Exhibits Cognition Comparable to Human Brain: A Breakthrough in Psychiatry Technology
Revolutionary AI Technique Exhibits Cognition Comparable to Human Brain: A Breakthrough in Psychiatry Technology How the Causal Conceptualization Framework Works First, the AI model requires a human expert to input their knowledge into the system. Then, the AI runs through a series of data scenarios to infer which inputs are most relevant and scores them. […]
Future Of Mental Health David Guth on Telehealth, Political Polarization, and Clinician Shortages
The pandemic accelerated the demand for tele-mental health services. However, there is a shortage of clinicians. Those who do get help often have to settle for a provider with the wrong specialty, or no speciality at all. Fortunately, organizations…
Future Of Mental Health Best of: Johnny C. Taylor Jr. on America’s Empathy Deficit
We’re taking a week off from releasing new episodes, so today we wanted to re-up one of our favorite episodes of the show, a conversation with Johnny C. Taylor Jr., CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). With more than 300,000…
Future Of Mental Health How Do We Tolerate a System That is So Dysfunctional?
This week, we revisit a conversation on issues facing our mental health care system as a whole. Our guest, Dr. Patrick Conway, has experienced this system, “as an individual, as a family member, and as a practicing physician,” as well as at the…
Future Of Mental Health Suicide Prevention: We All Play a Role
Suicide is the ultimate tragedy. The lack of mental health awareness and treatment access in this country plays a contributing role. It is seen as something that is out of our control, a decision people make, or as a surprise. We often see words like…
Innovating Psychiatric Emergency Care: The Emergence of Empath Units in Psychiatry Tech
Innovating Psychiatric Emergency Care: The Emergence of Empath Units in Psychiatry Tech There is no denying that receiving psychiatric emergency care can be a stressful and overwhelming experience for patients who are already in a vulnerable state. The traditional approach of administering treatment in hospital emergency rooms can often add to this stress, as patients […]
Innovative Empath Units: Revolutionizing Psychiatric Emergency Care through Tech Advancements
Innovative Empath Units: Revolutionizing Psychiatric Emergency Care through Tech Advancements What is an Empath Unit? Empath Units are micro-hospital environments that use advanced technology to provide responsive, humane, and direct psychiatric care to patients in need. They are developed to bridge the divide between medical and behavioral healthcare. These units consist of highly qualified psychiatric […]
Unlocking Technological Advancements: The Core Ingredient for Innovation in Psychiatry
Unlocking Technological Advancements: The Core Ingredient for Innovation in Psychiatry Why Innovation is Critical for Psychiatry Constant innovation is essential for the field of psychiatry since it helps mental health professionals provide better care to their patients. Advancements in technology allow for more personalized treatment, better monitoring, and improved mental health outcomes overall. However, innovation […]
Future Of Mental Health The LA Homeless Crisis is Changing Mental Health Care Everywhere
If we really seek to reform mental health, we have to focus on where the rubber hits the road in communities. At the county level, this is where often disparate local, state, and federal budgets are integrated. When those budgets are merged, they can…
Decoding the Top 10 Technological Advancements in Psychiatry
Decoding the Top 10 Technological Advancements in Psychiatry 1. The Big Data Revolution Data-driven psychiatry is increasingly becoming a reality with the successful analysis of large amounts of data in the field. These data-driven approaches have led to the development of technologies that help to identify the underlying causes of mental illness. These technologies generate […]
Future Of Mental Health Dr. Thomas Insel on Neuroplasticity and Recovery
Thomas lnsel, MD, has been a national leader in mental health research, policy, and technology. As a trailblazer in neuroscience, he shares the difference between mental health and mental healthcare, thinking of it in the context of recovery and…
Meeting These 3 Psychological Needs Can Mitigate the Impact of AI in Psychiatry Technology
Meeting These 3 Psychological Needs Can Mitigate the Impact of AI in Psychiatry Technology The Need for Autonomy Individuals have a right to control their decisions and actions. AI technology must operate as assistants to psychiatrists and not act as replacements. Providers must ensure that patients feel comfortable with AI’s use […]
Future Of Mental Health To Innerspace and Beyond: A Sweeping Look at the Future of Mental Health
In the last of three new ‘Pillar Episodes,’ Marjorie and Patrick discuss how wearables, supercomputers, sports teams, and the world’s largest companies fit into the future of mental health. “Instead of going to outer space,…
Future Of Mental Health Lessons From The Frontline of Mental Health in the Military, with Marjorie Morrison
How do warriors cope after the enduring traumas of war? What can we learn from the military about mental health? In the second of three ‘Pillar Episodes’, Patrick J. Kennedy turns the tables on his co-host Marjorie Morrison, to ask her about her…
Virtual Iraq Computer Simulator Helps Tackle Combat Induced PTSD
Virtual Iraq Computer Simulator Helps Tackle Combat Induced PTSD
Future Of Mental Health Patrick J Kennedy On CBT, Recovery, And How Covid Has Impacted Mental Health and The Stigma That Surrounds It.
Does recovery really work? Is COVID changing the future of mental health? What inspired Patrick to open up about the Kennedy family’s experience with substance use? In the first of three new ‘Pillar Episodes,’ we want to help you, our listener,…
Coming Soon: Online Treatment for Insomnia
Researchers from the University of Virginia Health System conducted a study of an internet based intervention program designed to help people suffering from insomnia. The cleverly named SHUTi (Sleep Healthy Using the Internet) online app offers clinical outcomes that seem to be as good or even better than those achieved with personalized treatments offered by […]
Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children’s Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programs
Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children’s Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programs | Psychiatric Services
Memorializing Dignity and Identity in Public Monuments
Memorializing Dignity and Identity in Public Monuments | Psychiatric News
EVA Park Virtual World Helps Stroke Patients Regain Speaking Skills
City University London researchers have developed a game-like virtual world for people with post-stroke speech impediments to practice their communication skills. Called EVA Park, the virtual world resembles Second Life, but is focused on getting the player to communicate with characters about mundane everyday things. To keep players engaged, the conversations and situations have quirky aspects that […]
Future Of Mental Health YouTube’s Dr. Jessica DiVento On Mental Health In The Workplace.
Today Dr. Jessica DiVento talks with Psych Hub Founder Marjorie Morrison and Patrick Kennedy. Listen to hear how YouTube and Google are stepping up to meet the rising need for Mental Health support online and in the workplace. Dr. Jessica DiVento…
URGOnight Brainwave Sleep Training System Available Soon
URGO Group, a French firm, announced that it will soon be releasing its URGOnight sleep training system, a product we got a glimpse of at CES 2019. The product consists of an electroencephalography (EEG) headband and a smartphone app that people can use to train their brains to sleep better. Utilizing EEG neurofeedback, the technology underlying […]
Nextstim’s NBT Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Coming to U.S. to Treat Major Depression
Nextstim’s NBT Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Coming to U.S. to Treat Major Depression
The Suicidality Monitoring System: The 10-foot Pole of Clinical Trials
The Suicidality Monitoring System: The 10-foot Pole of Clinical Trials
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The MIT Technology Review has a report on a new use for functional MRI: Imaging the Unconscious. One hundred years later, some of Freud’s notions are finally testable: One of Freud’s theories held that after a traumatic event, people might unconsciously associate a normally benign stimulus, say, a friendly golden retriever, with a previously fearful event, such as […]
Future Of Mental Health Early intervention and integrated approaches to recovery (Featuring Paul Gionfriddo)
Paul Gionfriddo, Former President and CEO of Mental Health America, has held multiple mental health related positions throughout his 40-year career, and advocates for early intervention and integrated approaches to recovery. About Paul Gionfriddo …
Depressed? Try Surfing the Internet
Depression is one of the most common under-diagnosed disorders for a variety or reasons, and Taiwanese researchers hope an online self-assessment program will help accurately diagnose this problem. Chao-Cheng Lin of the National Taiwan University Hospital, Yu-Chuan Li of the National Yang-Ming University, and other colleagues in Taiwan developed the Internet-based Self-assessment Program for Depression […]
Depressed? Special K to the Rescue!
Depressed? Special K to the Rescue!