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Metrix on the Mind
Insights from the experts on behavioral health.
May 14, 2024
Women and Mental Health
One in three Americans struggles with a mental illness, but the rate is much higher in women. Why is that? Researchers suggest that women are about 40% more likely ...
May 07, 2024
Pregnancy and Mental Health
Between 11%-20% of women develop postpartum depression after giving birth, and 20% suffer from mental health disorders during their pregnancy. Moreover, as many as 80% of women also ...
May 01, 2024
MindMetrix Makes Mental Health Assessment Easy, Personal, and Confidential
We are excited to announce the launch of MindMetrix, a comprehensive mental health screening and assessment tool that can support mental health consumers in identifying possible explanations for their symptoms ...
April 29, 2024
Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
Marriage researcher John Gottman believes we can predict divorce by identifying the presence of four devastating relationship behaviors. Harmful patterns of abusive, criticism, contempt, or stonewalling can threaten a relationship ...
April 19, 2024
Living with Insomnia
After a long day, you look forward to sliding into bed, getting some shuteye and gaining the chance to face the day with fresh eyes tomorrow. Instead, you toss and turn for ...
April 11, 2024
Consequences of Untreated Mental Illness
Stigma, shame, embarrassment, and poverty can all play a role in the decision not to seek treatment, as well as the inability to find quality care and counseling. With more than half of all mental illnesses left totally untreated ...
March 27, 2024
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Complaints of chronic fatigue are commonly expressed by patients to both their physicians and mental health therapists. It is a rare day when one of my patients does not report that she has trouble ...
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 ...