Metrix on the Mind
Insights from the experts on behavioral health.
Bringing Light to Darkness: Assessing Suicide Risk with MindMetrix and the Columbia Suicide Rating Scale
July 17, 2024
Suicide is a deeply sensitive topic, yet one that demands great attention and care. In the United States, it remains a significant public health concern, with rates showing alarming trends over recent years ...
Nurturing Mental Well-Being: A Focus on Men's Mental Health in June
June 20, 2024
June marks Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial period dedicated to illuminating the often overlooked and stigmatized issues surrounding men's mental well-being ...
Psychiatric Medication: Is It Right For You?
June 05, 2024
We are all living through challenging and unprecedented times, and rates of depression and anxiety are at an all-time high. Thankfully, in the era of telehealth, access to ...
Mental Health Rights
May 24, 2024
There's no denying that people with mental health challenges can frequently make poor decisions. However, so does everyone else. One of the basic rights we all have is the right to make mistakes, and people struggling with mental illness ...
The Connection Between ADHD & Opioid Addiction
May 21, 2024
The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid addiction crisis that the CDC and other public health organizations have deemed an epidemic. Between 1999-2015, more than 180,000 people ...
Women and Mental Health
May 14, 2024
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 ...
Pregnancy and Mental Health
May 07, 2024
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 ...
MindMetrix Makes Mental Health Assessment Easy, Personal, and Confidential
May 01, 2024
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 ...
Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
April 29, 2024
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 ...
Living with Insomnia
April 19, 2024
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 ...
Consequences of Untreated Mental Illness
April 11, 2024
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 ...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
March 27, 2024
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 ...