# Hyperbaric Medicine Psychiatry * **Definition:** A specialized field of medicine that integrates hyperbaric oxygen therapy with psychiatric care, focusing on the treatment of mental health disorders and cognitive impairments that may benefit from increased oxygen levels in a hyperbaric environment. * **Taxonomy:** Specialties / Hyperbaric Medicine Psychiatry ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Hyperbaric Medicine Psychiatry**, for healthcare technology leaders * 176 news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/30/2025 | [**CMS' TEAM Payment Model: What Hospices Need to Know**](https://hospicenews.com/2025/05/30/cms-team-payment-model-what-hospices-need-to-know/) | [[Hospice News]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. and NRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRXP) Announce Signing of ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hope-therapeutics-inc-and-nrx-pharmaceuticals-nasdaqnrxp-announce-signing-of-definitive-agreement-to-purchase-kadima-neuropsychiatry-institute-foundational-acquisition-for-the-hope-network-of-interventional-psychiatry-clinic-302453557.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 5/5/2025 | [**8 payer updates for ASCs to know**](https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/8-payer-updates-for-ascs-to-know/) | [[Beckers ASC Review]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**Alliance: Care Coordination, Telehealth, Home Care Access Top Issues As RFK Jr. Takes HHS Helm**](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2025/02/senate-confirms-robert-f-kennedy-jr-as-hhs-secretary/) | [[Home Health Care News]] | | 2/3/2025 | [**Serious Chocolate Recall; Boy Dies in Hyperbaric Chamber; Trans Care Cancellations**](https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/productalert/114045) | [[Medpage Today]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**MolecuLight Announces Presentation of its Clinical and Surgical Benefits in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery by Dr. Michael Desvigne at the 47th Annual JAB Maui Burn & Wound Symposium**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moleculight-announces-presentation-of-its-clinical-and-surgical-benefits-in-reconstructive-plastic-surgery-by-dr-michael-desvigne-at-the-47th-annual-jab-maui-burn--wound-symposium-302362306.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**MolecuLight Announces Presentation of its Clinical and Surgical Benefits in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery by Dr. Michael Desvigne at the 47th Annual JAB Maui Burn & Wound Symposium**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moleculight-announces-presentation-of-its-clinical-and-surgical-benefits-in-reconstructive-plastic-surgery-by-dr-michael-desvigne-at-the-47th-annual-jab-maui-burn--wound-symposium-302362331.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/20/2024 | [**The inner circle acknowledges, Scott S. Johnson, MD, CWSP as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-inner-circle-acknowledges-scott-s-johnson-md-cwsp-as-a-pinnacle-lifetime-member-302337618.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Headlamp Health Appoints Veteran Healthcare Technology Leader as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217435819/en/Headlamp-Health-Appoints-Veteran-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-as-Chief-Executive-Officer-and-Board-Member/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Headlamp Health Appoints Veteran Healthcare Technology Leader as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217435819/en/Headlamp-Health-Appoints-Veteran-Healthcare-Technology-Leader-as-Chief-Executive-Officer-and-Board-Member/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**Phoebe Wound Care & Hyberbaric Medicine adds new doctors**](https://www.aol.com/phoebe-wound-care-hyberbaric-medicine-220100413.html) | [[AOL]] | | 12/2/2024 | [**A Data-Driven Approach That Could Change Mental Healthcare In 2025… And Beyond**](https://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/a-data-driven-approach-that-could-change-mental-healthcare-in-and-beyond-0001) | [[Clinical Leader]] | | 11/27/2024 | [**CBT and rehabilitation likely to improve long covid symptoms**](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241127/CBT-and-rehabilitation-likely-to-improve-long-covid-symptoms.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 11/25/2024 | [**NRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRXP) Announces Publication of Paper Entitled "Quality ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nrx-pharmaceuticals-nasdaq-nrxp-announces-130300810.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/14/2024 | [**RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS**](https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/112913) | [[Medpage Today]] | | 10/31/2024 | [**HMNC Brain Health to Present Advances in Precision Psychiatry and Psychedelics at CNS Summit 2024 in Boston**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/31/2972692/0/en/HMNC-Brain-Health-to-Present-Advances-in-Precision-Psychiatry-and-Psychedelics-at-CNS-Summit-2024-in-Boston.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 10/30/2024 | [**Genetic risk, sexual trauma associated with mental illness: Study shows need for routine screening in clinical settings**](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-genetic-sexual-trauma-mental-illness.html) | [[MedicalXpress]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Software Market to Reach $11.4 Billion, Globally, by 2033 at 12.6AGR**](https://afternoonheadlines.com/home-healthcare-software-market-to-reach-11-4-billion-globally-by-2033-at-12-6-cagr-allied-market-research-94862/) | afternoonheadlines.com | | 9/11/2024 | [**Dr. Ivan Rusilko: A Visionary In Functional & Lifestyle Medicine - OK Magazine**](https://okmagazine.com/p/the-intersection-of-technology-and-functional-medicine-with-dr-ivan-rusilko-of-lifestyle-medicine/) | okmagazine.com | | 8/27/2024 | [**HospiceWorks Announces Beta Testing of Groundbreaking AI-Powered Quality Assurance ...**](https://tech.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/737559992/hospiceworks-announces-beta-testing-of-groundbreaking-ai-powered-quality-assurance-feature-for-hospice-emr-software) | tech.einnews.com | | 8/15/2024 | [**Home Healthcare Software Market 2024: Industry Insights and Future Growth - WhaTech**](https://www.whatech.com/og/markets-research/medical/867403-home-healthcare-software-market-2024-industry-insights-and-future-growth.html) | whatech.com | | 8/13/2024 | [**Solstice Health Joins Forces with CutisCare to Bring 100% Medical Grade HBOT to ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/solstice-health-joins-forces-with-cutiscare-to-bring-100-medical-grade-hbot-to-brookfield-and-surrounding-areas-302221297.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 8/5/2024 | [**New Brightside Health Research Indicates LLM Empowers Clinicians to Triage Patients with Suicidal Ideation Quickly and Accurately**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240805620002/en/New-Brightside-Health-Research-Indicates-LLM-Empowers-Clinicians-to-Triage-Patients-with-Suicidal-Ideation-Quickly-and-Accurately/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 8/5/2024 | [**New Brightside Health Research Indicates LLM Empowers Clinicians to Triage Patients with Suicidal Ideation Quickly and Accurately**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240805620002/en/New-Brightside-Health-Research-Indicates-LLM-Empowers-Clinicians-to-Triage-Patients-with-Suicidal-Ideation-Quickly-and-Accurately/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 6/17/2024 | [**Precision Medicine**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/category/resource-topic/precision-medicine) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | ## Specialty Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Dr. Shai Efrati**: A leading figure in hyperbaric medicine, advocating for enhanced medicine protocols to unlock biological potential and improve mental health. - **Dr. Scott Sherr**: An advisor with extensive experience in health optimization, focusing on innovating hyperbaric medicine protocols. - **Dr. Christian M. Repollet Otero**: Brings extensive experience in emergency and hyperbaric medicine to Phoebe Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine. - **Alto Neuroscience**: A company developing precision psychiatry treatments, including ALTO-100 for bipolar depression. - **Serotonin Centers**: A leading anti-aging franchise that has appointed Dr. Scott Sherr to enhance Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy protocols. - **Dr. Hans Eriksson**: Chief Medical Officer at HMNC Brain Health, involved in discussions on psychedelics in mental health care. - **Dr. Christopher Leiker**: Board-certified family medicine physician with a focus on wound care and hyperbaric medicine. - **NRx Pharmaceuticals**: Developing NRX-101, an FDA-designated Breakthrough Therapy for suicidal treatment-resistant bipolar depression. - **Dr. Scott S. Johnson**: Medical Director at Ascension Via Christi, recognized for contributions to wound care and hyperbaric medicine. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Solstice Health and CutisCare LLC**: Partnered to introduce 100% medical grade Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to Brookfield, enhancing treatment options. - **HMNC Brain Health**: Participating in the CNS Summit to discuss innovations in precision psychiatry and the use of psychedelics. - **Stanford Medicine**: Conducted a study categorizing depression into six biological subtypes, emphasizing the need for precision psychiatry. - **University of Illinois Chicago**: Exploring digital tools for personalized treatments in depression, supported by over $10 million in grants. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)**: Non-invasive treatment gaining traction for various health conditions, including mental health issues. - **Precision Psychiatry**: Emerging trend focusing on personalized mental health care using biological measures and neural biomarkers. - **Enhanced Medicine Protocol**: Introduced by Dr. Efrati, focusing on reversing cognitive decline and improving mental health conditions like PTSD. - **Machine Learning in Psychiatry**: Future assessments may include brain scans combined with machine learning to identify effective treatments. - **AI in Mental Health**: Brightside Health's research indicates AI tools like GPT-4 can assist in predicting mental health crises. - **Digital Tools**: Utilizing AI and smartphone apps to predict and deliver personalized treatments for depression. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Access to Treatments**: Concerns about the affordability and accessibility of advanced treatments like HBOT due to insurance constraints. - **Data Security**: Challenges in ensuring data security and privacy in the rapidly growing mental health technology market. - **Bipolar Depression Treatment**: Challenges remain in treating bipolar depression effectively, with reliance on antipsychotics that have limited efficacy. - **Treatment Matching**: Current trial-and-error approaches in treating depression can prolong suffering and worsen symptoms. - **Clinical Trial Setbacks**: Alto Neuroscience faced setbacks with ALTO-100 showing no significant improvement over placebo in trials.