Mental Health Care for "Normal" People
One in five Americans will receive a psychiatric diagnosis this year. Why isn't mental health care a bigger priority? “’Normal’ people...
Work and Mental Health
If you're avoiding mental health treatment for fear of losing your job, take heart. You may have more options than you think. Vanessa...
SHUTi: An online insomnia treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy is the gold standard for insomnia treatment. Now there's an app for it. Insomnia can be one of the most...
Can IT Innovation Change-and Improve-Mental Healthcare Delivery?
It may come as a surprise, but when it comes to evolving mental healthcare, clinicians and researchers may benefit by taking a thoughtful...
The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of the Unknown
Our PHQ-9 data collection and analysis project revealed that over time, our clients’ depression symptoms improved. The question is, why?...
Good Yelp is Hard to Find
You're trying to find a great mental health provider. Can reading online reviews help? Finding your ideal mental health provider is not...
The Big Reveal
We gathered and tracked PHQ-9 test results from forty of our clients. Did we improve their mood—or did we just collect a lot of paper? In...
The Actuary and the Therapist: A Love Story
Definition Actuary : 1. Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, and assesses risk via probabilities based on...
Evidence Based (Validated) Treatment: What it Means for Patients
In medicine, adding the words “evidence” and “valid” to an instrument, treatment, or concept lends them a sense of gravity and...
An MBA Journey in the World of Psychiatry
In this, my first contribution to the BioPsychoSocial field journal, I will introduce myself and my journey as a business administrator...