Federal agencies are looking to give behavioral health providers a technology boost. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will invest $20 million over the next three years on a program to help promote IT in behavioral health care settings. Behavioral […]
Category: Depression
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data showing that 14% of women report having prescription depression medication, a much higher rate than men overall at 7%. The data — from a 2021 survey by National Center for Health Statistics — finds that women aged 18 and older report having a […]
Researchers pitted ketamine therapy against electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) — the so-called “gold standard” intervention for severe depression. The study found that ketamine held its own. Six months after the treatments, about half (55%) of ketamine participants experienced at least a 50% improvement in depression symptoms and quality of life measures. That number was 41% for […]
Digital health provider Ro — which offers online pharmacy services, telehealth and in-home care — has unveiled a new mental health platform for anxiety and depression. The New York-based startup announced the service — Ro Mind — Tuesday on its Medium page. Ro Mind was created to address the growing demand for mental health care […]
Happify Health — a digital, software-enabled behavioral health platform — has launched a new digital therapeutic to treat depression and anxiety. Called Ensemble, it’s the first and only transdiagnostic prescription digital therapeutic able to treat patients with both conditions, according to the company. The evidence-based therapy tool must be prescribed by a clinician and is […]
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