Mental Healthcare

How Data-Informed Risk Stratification Can Support Suicide Prevention

February 20, 2024 - As the mental health crisis in the United States persists, supporting patients and preventing adverse outcomes are top priorities for healthcare providers. However, the national behavioral health workforce shortage and access barriers to mental healthcare mean that many are unable to receive the care they need, a phenomenon with potentially life-threatening consequences. Listen to the...


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AI, VR ‘Therapist’ Demonstrates Potential for Mental Health Support

by Shania Kennedy

Cedars-Sinai researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven virtual reality (VR) tool to provide mental health support for patients with mild to moderate anxiety or depression,...

Using AI to Support Healthcare Amid a Mental Health Provider Shortage

by Shania Kennedy

Healthcare provider shortages are nothing new, but recent shifts in care-seeking behaviors and rising demand for health services illustrate some of the unique challenges healthcare organizations face in addressing these shortages. A 2022...

AI Center Funds 5 Pilot Projects to Support Aging, Alzheimer’s Care

by Mark Melchionna

Driven by its mission of using artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced technology to support healthcare among older adults, the Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and...

Can Machine Learning, Wearable Tech Help Treat Mental Health?

by Mark Melchionna

New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York indicated that using Apple Watch data, such as heart rate variability and resting heart rate, could assist in training machine...

Columbia University Launches Center for Precision Psychiatry, Mental Health

by Shania Kennedy

This week, Columbia University established the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health, which aims to catalyze precision medicine to support the...

AI for Psychiatric Diagnosis Presents Bias, Clinical Applicability Issues

by Shania Kennedy

A systematic review published last week in JAMA Network Open evaluating potential risks of translating neuroimaging-based artificial intelligence (AI) models into direct clinical applications, such as...

Risk Estimation Intervention Reveals Hurdles for Suicide Prevention

by Shania Kennedy

A mixed-methods quality improvement study published in JAMA Network Open found that using suicide risk estimation analytics did not augment existing prevention practices as intended during routine...

AI Tool Can Detect Signs of Mental Health Decline in Text Messages

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last month in Psychiatric Services shows that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can detect and classify cognitive distortions, or “red-flag language,” in text...

Researchers Leverage AI to Detect Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease

by Mark Melchionna

Published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications, new research from the Mount Sinai Health System found that an artificial intelligence (AI) method can detect microscopic abnormalities in brain...

Crisis Management System to Support the 988 Suicide Lifeline

by Shania Kennedy

Healthcare technology solutions company Bamboo Health has developed a behavioral and mental health crisis system designed to support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and improve care delivery. The...

AI-Generated ‘Maps’ May Help Improve Mental Well-being

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that utilizes deep learning to estimate individuals’ psychological age, future...

Suicide Death Rates Spiked Over Decade, Especially Among People of Color

by Shania Kennedy

As the US government prepares to launch the new federally mandated crisis number 988 next month, a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis reveals that the national suicide death rate increased 12...

Natural Language Processing Helps Shed Light on Youth Mental Health Crisis

by Shania Kennedy

American youth have been battling high anxiety and grief amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit organization that provides free, 24/7 text-based...

In-Person Screening, Machine Learning Can Help Predict Suicide Risk

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers found that suicide risk predictions for adult patients significantly improve when using an approach that combines in-person screening with an EHR-based machine-learning (ML) model. The...

Natural Language Processing Can Improve Bipolar Disorder Care

by Shania Kennedy

A scoping review published in JMIR Mental Health explored how natural language processing (NLP) methods have been used by researchers to better understand bipolar disorder and identified opportunities...

Cleveland Clinic Enters Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pathology Collab

by Mark Melchionna

Cleveland Clinic is entering into a collaboration with PathAI to build a digital pathology infrastructure to research next-generation pathology diagnostics. Based in Boston, PathAI creates AI-powered...

Vanderbilt Strikes Precision Medicine Partnership to Fight Brain Diseases

by Mark Melchionna

Vanderbilt University has entered into a research collaboration with Neumora Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in brain disease medicine. The collaboration focuses on...

Artificial Intelligence Therapy Reduces Depression and Anxiety

by Erin McNemar, MPA

In a recent clinical study, scientists at Stanford University confirmed a new model of mental health treatment in which artificial intelligence therapy is implemented, significantly reducing symptoms...

Genetics Gives Insights into Precision Medicine for Mental Health 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have discovered a possible breakthrough in mental health precision medicine by finding a correlation between a distinct...