# Psychiatry * **Definition:** A branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health disorders. * **Taxonomy:** Specialties / Psychiatry ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Psychiatry**, for healthcare technology leaders * 8.8K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**More Connected Than Ever Before? Online Dating and the Youth Mental Health Crisis**](https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/more-connected-than-ever-before-online-dating-and-the-youth-mental-health-crisis) | [[Psychiatric Times]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Awais Aftab: a multidimensional approach to psychiatry**](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00137-3/fulltext) | [[The Lancet]] | | 5/5/2025 | [**Telepsychiatry Services Cut Hospitalization Rates Without Raising Overall Costs**](https://www.ajmc.com/view/telepsychiatry-services-cut-hospitalization-rates-without-raising-overall-costs) | [[AJMC]] | | 4/23/2025 | [**Comprehensive Mental Health Care: NJ Chef-Turned-Health Care Provider Blends Medication, Therapy, And Holistic Strategies To Treat Patients**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/23/3066804/0/en/Comprehensive-Mental-Health-Care-NJ-Chef-Turned-Health-Care-Provider-Blends-Medication-Therapy-And-Holistic-Strategies-To-Treat-Patients.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**The Monster We Made: Psychiatry, Stigma, and 'The Pitt'**](https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/115133) | [[Medpage Today]] | | 4/9/2025 | [**How AI and genetics are revolutionizing psychiatric diagnosis and treatment [PODCAST]**](https://kevinmd.com/2025/04/how-ai-and-genetics-are-revolutionizing-psychiatric-diagnosis-and-treatment-podcast.html) | [[KevinMD]] | | 3/25/2025 | [**Whither Psychiatry? - Psychiatric Times**](https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/whither-psychiatry) | [[Psychiatric Times]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**The future of psychiatry: How AI and genetics are reshaping mental health care**](https://kevinmd.com/2025/03/the-future-of-psychiatry-how-ai-and-genetics-are-reshaping-mental-health-care.html) | [[KevinMD]] | | 2/24/2025 | [**The Medical Monopoly on Mental Health and the Flexner Report**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-leading-edge/202502/the-medical-monopoly-on-mental-health-and-the-flexner-report) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 2/2/2025 | [**Mind the Gap: The Ongoing Psychiatrist Shortage**](https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mind-gap-ongoing-psychiatrist-shortage-2025a10002lt) | [[Medscape]] | | 2/1/2025 | [**Long COVID's hidden struggles: precision psychiatry and hope for low- and middle-income ...**](https://kevinmd.com/2025/02/long-covids-hidden-struggles-precision-psychiatry-and-hope-for-low-and-middle-income-countries-lmics.html) | [[KevinMD]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**Telepsychiatry's role in a post-pandemic world: challenges and triumphs [PODCAST]**](https://kevinmd.com/2025/01/telepsychiatrys-role-in-a-post-pandemic-world-challenges-and-triumphs-podcast.html) | [[KevinMD]] | | 1/24/2025 | [**Healthcare Services Market to Grow by USD 6.26 Trillion (2024-2028), Driven by Rising Chronic Disease Prevalence, Report Highlights AI-Powered Market Evolution - Technavio**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-services-market-to-grow-by-usd-6-26-trillion-2024-2028-driven-by-rising-chronic-disease-prevalence-report-highlights-ai-powered-market-evolution---technavio-302358330.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Osmind Appoints Dr. William Sauve as Chief Medical Officer to Advance Interventional Psychiatric Care**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250116958577/en/Osmind-Appoints-Dr.-William-Sauv%C3%A9-as-Chief-Medical-Officer-to-Advance-Interventional-Psychiatric-Care/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Osmind Appoints Dr. William Sauve as Chief Medical Officer to Advance Interventional ...**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/siliconvalley/20250116958577/en) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/13/2025 | [**Rethinking Psychiatry Residency Training**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/demystifying-psychiatry/202501/rethinking-psychiatry-residency-training) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 1/11/2025 | [**Veterinary Psychiatry: A Field in Formation**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/comparatively-speaking/202501/veterinary-psychiatry-a-field-in-formation) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 12/26/2024 | [**The rise and fall of telepsychiatry - Kevin MD**](https://kevinmd.com/2024/12/the-rise-and-fall-of-telepsychiatry.html) | [[KevinMD]] | | 12/15/2024 | [**Dr. Ronil Shah, Psychiatrist, Schaumburg, IL, 60193 - Psychology Today**](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/ronil-shah-schaumburg-il/1166383) | [[Psychology Today]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**Telepsychiatry Market 2024: Emerging Trends, Market Drivers, and Strategic Insights for Future Growth By 2032**](http://prsync.com/akvis-intelligence-llp/telepsychiatry-market--emerging-trends-market-drivers-and-strategic-insights-for-future-growth-by--4435999/) | [[PRSync]] | | 10/22/2024 | [**QHSLab, Inc. Welcomes Dr. Juan D. Oms, MD, FAPA, as Medical Advisor for Psychiatry and ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/qhslab-inc-welcomes-dr-juan-123000701.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 8/26/2024 | [**Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Precision Psychiatry Is Here**](https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beyond-one-size-fits-all-precision-psychiatry-here-2024a1000fmo) | [[Medscape]] | | 8/2/2024 | [**Telepsychiatry Service Market Growth, Segmentation, - openPR.com**](https://www.openpr.com/news/3609339/telepsychiatry-service-market-growth-segmentation) | openpr.com | | 7/30/2024 | [**Telepsychiatry Market Size & Share Report, 2024 – 2032**](https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/telepsychiatry-market) | gminsights.com | | 7/10/2024 | [**EDCare Appoints Mark Allen, MD as New Medical Director of Psychiatry**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/edcare-appoints-mark-allen-md-as-new-medical-director-of-psychiatry-302191930.html) | [[PRWeb]] | ## Specialty Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Prime Psychiatry**: A mental health service provider that has expanded to Austin, Texas, offering advanced treatment options like TMS and Spravato for treatment-resistant depression. - **SimplePractice**: An EHR and practice management platform expanding into psychiatry with tools like ePrescribe to streamline workflows for mental health professionals. - **SOL Mental Health**: Provider of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry services focusing on personalized treatment plans. - **William Chu**: Board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and founder of MindSync Psychiatry, focusing on comprehensive mental health care. - **Talkiatry**: Recognized as a fast-growing technology company, it focuses on providing in-network psychiatric services to improve accessibility and affordability in mental healthcare. - **Brook Choulet, M.D.**: A board-certified psychiatrist focused on assisting high-achieving individuals in optimizing mental health and enhancing performance. - **Array Behavioral Care**: Leading virtual psychiatry and therapy provider in the U.S., known for its innovative telepsychiatry services. - **Universal Brain**: A company that integrates neuroscience with clinical insights to personalize psychiatric interventions based on individual factors. - **Osmind**: A technology company aiming to advance psychiatry through clinical data to improve patient outcomes. - **Muhamad Aly Rifai**: Psychiatrist emphasizing the integration of AI and genetic research to enhance treatment strategies in psychiatry. - **James D. Norcross, M.D.**: Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, involved in community psychiatry and leadership roles. - **Hightop Health**: A mental health provider collaborating with Georgia Psychiatry & Sleep to enhance care delivery. - **Sheppard Pratt**: A mental health organization enhancing its leadership team to improve mental healthcare services. - **EDCare**: A treatment center specializing in eating disorders, recently appointing Dr. Mark Allen as Medical Director of Psychiatry. - **Apollo Hospitals**: A leading healthcare provider in India, focusing on integrated healthcare services including mental health. - **David Goldberg**: A prominent psychiatrist known for his contributions to psychiatric education and community care. - **Alto Neuroscience**: A company focused on precision psychiatry, recently funded to advance its candidate ALTO-100 for bipolar depression. - **Dr. Cynthia R. Pfeffer, MD**: Recognized for her contributions to child psychiatry and suicide prevention, with extensive experience in addressing mental health needs of children. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Talkiatry**: An online mental health platform providing psychiatric care exclusively to insured individuals, addressing access to affordable psychiatric services. - **Hightop Health and Georgia Psychiatry & Sleep**: Enhancing mental health care delivery through evidence-based solutions. - **Adams Clinical and InSite Clinical Research**: Partnership to expand capabilities in inpatient psychiatry and schizophrenia clinical trials. - **Universal Brain**: Collaborates with academic institutions and clinical partners to bridge the gap between research and real-world patient care in mental health. - **Lindus Health**: Partnerships with companies like Aktiia and Pharmanovia to conduct clinical trials in psychiatry. - **Amae Health and Cedars-Sinai**: Collaboration focusing on integrated care for serious mental illnesses, including electronic health record integration. - **HOPE Therapeutics and Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute**: Acquisition to enhance treatment offerings for mental health conditions using innovative therapies. - **Northwestern Medicine and West Health**: Collaborating to enhance access to evidence-based mental health services in primary care settings, supported by an $8.6 million initiative. - **Cybin and Osmind**: Strategic partnership to enhance commercialization of clinical-stage psychiatry programs, leveraging Osmind's network and technology. - **Array Behavioral Care and KeyCare**: Partnering to create a unified Epic-based platform for seamless care coordination across various settings, enhancing mental health treatment. - **Amae Health and Massachusetts General Hospital**: Collaboration to establish the Amae Institute for enhancing education for care teams serving individuals with severe mental illness. - **Lyra Health and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation**: Creating a comprehensive care program for substance use disorder. - **Accanto Health and Dr. Brad E. R. Smith**: Accanto Health appointed Dr. Smith as Chief Medical Officer to improve patient outcomes in eating disorder care. - **Thriveworks and Ophelia**: This partnership facilitates referrals for patients with opioid use disorder and extensive mental health care needs. - **LunaJoy Health and Medical Schools**: LunaJoy is exploring partnerships to enhance traditional coursework and improve training in women's mental health. - **TeleMed2U and health plans**: Collaborations aimed at improving access to behavioral health care and reducing wait times for treatment. - **Baptist Memorial Health Care and LookDeep Health**: Collaborating to enhance inpatient telehealth capabilities using AI technology for patient monitoring. - **Epic and GeneDx**: Collaborating to integrate rapid whole genome sequencing technology into Epic's EHR system for improved genomic insights. - **Tanner Health and Abridge**: Tanner Health is implementing Abridge's AI platform to improve clinical documentation and patient care. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Precision Psychiatry**: Combining psychiatry and neuroscience to refine diagnoses and create personalized care plans, utilizing EEG and ERPs for targeted treatment strategies. - **Telepsychiatry**: Expands patient options by allowing access to a broader range of professionals beyond geographical limitations. - **Palliative Psychiatry**: An emerging discussion on applying palliative care principles to severe psychiatric disorders, particularly in cases like anorexia nervosa. - **Interventional Psychiatry**: Growing focus on therapies like ketamine and TMS to treat severe mental health conditions. - **Telepsychiatry Growth**: The telepsychiatry market is projected to grow significantly, driven by increased demand for mental health services and technological advancements. - **Performance Psychiatry**: A proactive approach offering mental health services to high-performers using cognitive behavioral therapy to manage stress and enhance performance. - **Adolescent Psychiatry Services**: Neuro Wellness Spa's new program targeting mental health care for adolescents aged 12-17. - **Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services**: SOL Mental Health's initiative to address specific mental health needs of children and adolescents. - **AI in Psychiatry**: The integration of AI in clinical practice is advancing, with a focus on improving efficiency and patient outcomes, though challenges remain regarding safety and effectiveness. - **ePrescribe**: A new prescription management tool by SimplePractice aimed at improving workflow for psychiatrists. - **Artificial Intelligence in Psychiatry**: AI is being leveraged to enhance understanding of mental illness and personalize treatment plans, with machine learning identifying distinct forms of PTSD. - **Telehealth Growth**: In 2021, 43.2% of psychiatrist visits were via telehealth, indicating a significant trend towards remote mental health care. - **Long-read genomic sequencing (LRS)**: Used to diagnose complex genetic conditions in psychiatric patients, highlighting the integration of genetic testing in clinical psychiatry. - **Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy**: Research highlights the need for improved reporting standards in studies involving psychedelics for mental health treatment. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Shortage of Psychiatrists**: Despite increasing interest in psychiatry, there remains a critical shortage of professionals to meet patient needs. - **Psychiatrist Shortage**: There is a significant shortage of psychiatrists, exacerbated by an aging workforce and increasing demand for mental health services. - **Reimbursement Rates**: Psychiatrists face significantly lower reimbursement rates compared to other specialties, impacting their ability to accept patients. - **Access to Care**: Access to psychiatrists is hindered by insurance market failures and low reimbursement rates, particularly affecting Medicaid patients. - **Over-reliance on Medications**: The decline in social psychiatry has led to an over-pathologizing of mental distress and reliance on medications that may not address underlying social issues. - **Regulatory Hurdles**: Challenges in telepsychiatry include regulatory issues and a shortage of psychiatrists, particularly in rural areas. - **Disparities in Mental Health Access**: Increased use of psychotherapy among higher-income individuals raises concerns about equitable access for underserved populations. - **Stagnation in Psychiatric Innovation**: Despite advancements in other medical fields, psychiatric medications have seen little innovation since the 1970s, raising concerns about treatment options. - **Treatment-Resistant Disorders**: A significant portion of patients with psychiatric disorders do not respond to conventional treatments, necessitating innovative approaches. - **Mental Health Accessibility**: Despite advancements, a significant portion of adults with mental illness remain untreated due to accessibility issues, highlighting the need for improved service delivery. - **In-Hospital Suicide Prevention**: Concerns about the lack of training for emergency physicians in recognizing and managing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. - **Pediatric Bed Capacity**: Unchanged despite growing mental health crisis among children, highlighting disparities in access to care. - **Access to Mental Health Services**: Despite advancements, there remains a challenge in ensuring equitable access to mental health care, particularly for vulnerable populations. - **Access to OUD Treatments**: Only one-third of community outpatient mental health facilities offer medications for opioid use disorder, despite high prevalence among individuals with mental health disorders. - **Provider Shortages**: Nearly 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health provider shortages, prompting consolidation in telehealth to improve access. - **Quality of Reporting**: Lack of consensus on best practices in psychological interventions for psychedelic-assisted therapies raises concerns about replicability and safety. - **Maternal Obesity**: Linked to increased risks of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions in children. - **Long COVID**: The psychological impacts of long COVID, including depression and anxiety, necessitate innovative approaches to treatment that address underlying biological mechanisms.