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Metrix on the Mind
Insights from the experts on behavioral health.
March 18, 2026
The Psychiatric Assessment Tool Built for PMHNPs
MindMetrix is used by PMHNPs across the U.S. to complete comprehensive psychiatric assessments before the first visit — and bill CPT 96130 for their interpretation work ...
February 16, 2026
Beyond the PHQ-9
The PHQ-9 was designed for primary care, not psychiatric practice. Learn why comprehensive cross-cutting screening catches the comorbidities that single-scale tools miss ...
February 02, 2026
Pre-Prescribing Suicide Risk Assessment
Learn how to conduct structured suicide risk assessment before prescribing, including use of the C-SSRS, differential diagnosis, documentation, and longitudinal monitoring ...
January 30, 2026
MindMetrix and Comfort Creep: The Tool You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
There’s a phenomenon we’ve been thinking a lot about at MindMetrix. It’s called comfort creep. It’s the idea that once certain comforts become part of your life, it’s hard to go back. The same holds true for tools in the workplace ...
January 27, 2026
Measurement-Based Care, Revisited
Measurement-based care is evolving beyond PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Learn why comprehensive psychiatric assessment is becoming essential for modern behavioral health care ...
December 30, 2025
What Belongs in a Comprehensive Psychiatric Intake (and What PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Miss)
Comprehensive psychiatric assessment goes beyond PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Learn why broader structured intake processes improve diagnostic clarity, documentation, and treatment planning ...
December 15, 2025
MindMetrix + SLIIIP
MindMetrix is excited to share a new partnership with SLIIIP, a virtual sleep practice that helps patients access high-quality sleep evaluation and treatment ...
December 08, 2025
Getting Time Back in the Clinic
For most clinicians, the workday includes far more administrative activity than anyone prefers ...
December 02, 2025
POV: You’re a Psychiatric Prescriber
If you work in psychiatry, these moments will feel familiar. They’re the daily challenges that shape clinical decision making, often with limited time, incomplete information ...
November 25, 2025
How to Assess Adult ADHD Before Prescribing Stimulants
ADHD diagnosis requires more than a quick screener. Learn how comprehensive ADHD assessment supports stimulant prescribing, differential diagnosis, and clinical confidence. ...
November 24, 2025
Treatment Resistant Depression, Or Diagnosis Resistant Depression?
When a patient has tried medication after medication with little to show for it, it is easy to assume the depression is “treatment resistant.” Another SSRI. Then an SNRI. Then an add-on. Then another ...
November 17, 2025
Weekly Webinars for Busy Clinicians
We get it. Between patient sessions, documentation, and the daily chaos of clinical life, it can be tough to carve out time for something new ...