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Metrix on the Mind
Insights from the experts on behavioral health.
March 20, 2024
Sexual Assault and Mental Health
Social media feeds had been flooded with the hashtag #MeToo after allegations were made against some powerful Hollywood executives and actors. In a show of solidarity, women, and some ...
March 13, 2024
5 Myths About ADHD
Fifty years ago, many people had never even heard of ADHD. The idea of an available ADHD test online was clearly not yet fathomable. Many communities thought one ...
March 06, 2024
The Connection Between Traumatic Brain Injuries and ADHD
The brain is a plastic organ that changes and reacts to its environment. In recent years, researchers have become increasingly interested in how brain injuries can affect development well into one’s adulthood ...
February 29, 2024
How Comprehensive Screening Impacts Patient Experience
This research was conducted to evaluate how a digital screening process designed at the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine (RCBM) impacted the patient experience, and to identify the factors which make for a successful screening program ...
February 21, 2024
Military and Mental Health
With suicide rates dramatically rising and increased attention to the violence of veterans who struggle with mental illness, the military has been under increased pressure to provide readily available access to mental health ...
February 14, 2024
Identification and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
The right diagnostic criteria are essential to correctly diagnosing bipolar. Only with a correct diagnosis can you then proceed to clinically recommended treatment. So clinicians must take as much time as necessary to diagnose the disorder ...
February 07, 2024
Preventing ADHD Under- and Over-Diagnosis With the Right Screening Tools
Importance of this research Table of Contents Welcome About the Study Methodology Findings Takeaways Mental health misdiagnosis is an ongoing problem. Research shows that ADHD is both under-diagnosed and over-diagnosed. The results ...
January 24, 2024
Telehealth and Patient Satisfaction: A Convenient Path to Better Mental Health
We believed not only that telehealth would preserve access to therapy at a time when it was highly important, but also that it could reduce the stress associated with therapy ...
January 17, 2024
ADHD and Other Mental Health Diagnoses
It's common for adults with ADHD to also have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis, according to a study published in Comparative Psychiatry. Rates of mental health disorders are significantly higher ...
January 10, 2024
Online Mental Health Assessments - Can you trust them?
If you’ve ever spent an afternoon Googling things like, “Do I have depression?” you’ve probably encountered a bevy of quizzes promising to diagnose you in just a few minutes with everything from bipolar to personality disorders ...
January 03, 2024
Coping with a Life-Changing Diagnosis
Life is a finite thing. Many of us will face a devastating diagnosis at some point—whether in the form of a chronic illness, like diabetes, a disease from which you eventually recover, like ...
December 14, 2023
Nutrition and Mental Health
Nutrient deficiencies are implicated in many mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and bipolar disorder. Eating foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin D, and B vitamins can have positive effects ...