Created by the Experts at the Rochester Center
for Behavioral Medicine In Time for Mental Health Awareness Month,
the First-Of-Its-Kind Assessment Identifies Over 50 Mental Health
Conditions
CHICAGO, May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, MindMetrix announced the official
launch of its new comprehensive online mental health assessment. In
alignment with Mental Health Awareness Month, MindMetrix is making
strides to remove the endless searching, guesswork, and waiting
associated with identifying and treating mental health issues in
our country today. Its new online assessment curates
industry-leading, peer-reviewed psychological rating tools and
tests using proven data and science to identify over 50 mental
health conditions, before providing a report with actionable data
to bring to any doctor or therapist for faster, more accurate
discussion, diagnosis, and care.
More than two decades in the making, MindMetrix was created by a
team of experts at the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine
(RCBM), a pioneer in mental health care. The assessment was
developed based on over 25 years of treatment protocols and testing
at RCBM and is being used in practice at the clinic daily.
MindMetrix starts with a completely free initial self-assessment
that checks symptoms against DSM-5 symptom criteria - which adapts
to responses by first casting a wide net, and then zeroing in on
well-established diagnostic criteria for each condition MindMetrix
screens - to determine if further testing is needed. If the free
assessment detects significant symptoms of one or more of up to 50
different mental health conditions, a more in-depth assessment is
available for a one-time fee. Users then complete a set of
condition-specific tests over the course of one hour, curated from
over 60 researched and peer-reviewed psychological rating scales.
Upon completion, MindMetrix delivers a personalized report with
data about each condition, its "elevated likelihood," and
discussion points to bring to any primary care doctor, therapist,
psychiatrist, OBGYN, or other healthcare professional for
follow-up.
"Comprehensive screening before treatment is something that
we've relied on for the high quality of care that is our standard
at RCBM. We wanted to find a way to make this process widely
accessible and achievable in the mental health care space," said
Joel L. Young, M.D., MindMetrix
Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer. "Whether it is patients
struggling to get appointments and answers or more primary care
doctors seeing psychiatric conditions, MindMetrix offers a way to
bridge the gap - enabling patients to self-advocate for proper
treatment with any doctor and equipping them with metrics that
speak the doctor's language."
While designed to equip both doctors and patients with a more
informed, data-driven, accurate assessment of possible conditions,
treatment options, and next steps, MindMetrix does not provide a
diagnosis or replace medical advice. Rather, the product encourages
test-takers to seek care and provides resources for taking those
immediate next steps. Despite the growing use of new-age technology
in healthcare, MindMetrix was intentionally created to be a
low-tech solution that uses tried and true algorithms for weighing
the results of multiple tests. This enables visibility into
established and reputable scoring methods and ensures complete data
security and confidentiality for users.
MindMetrix is currently designed for individuals ages 18 and up
with a full assessment price of $99.
To learn more about MindMetrix, visit www.mindmetrix.com.
About MindMetrix
Mental health challenges are rarely
straightforward. And, unfortunately, there is no "stethoscope for
the mind." Most start their quest for answers with a Google search.
Or, they mention symptoms to their primary care doctor. This often
leads to costly trial-and-error treatment and years of continued
suffering. We at MindMetrix believe that effective treatment
requires understanding the full picture. Understanding
comorbidities, underlying conditions, and the set of factors that
contribute to one's mental health can lead to proper diagnosis and
treatment. We've seen in practice that data can be collected and
used to better inform these decisions. MindMetrix solves these
problems by providing an accessible, credible, and comprehensive
mental health self-assessment that can be taken from the comfort of
one's home and then shared with primary healthcare providers or a
clinician of one's choice.
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