A Mental Health Crisis
Outdated diagnostic tools fail to meet an alarming trend.
A Mental Health Crisis
Outdated diagnostic tools fail
to meet an alarming trend.
The mental health crisis is escalating. Over 22 veterans commit suicide every day, and the suicide rate among civilians, including children, is the highest since the Great Depression. PTSD is disabling our active duty personnel, veterans, and civilians at an alarming rate.
The mental health crisis is escalating. Over 22 veterans commit suicide every day, and the suicide rate among civilians, including children, is the highest since the Great Depression. PTSD is disabling our active duty personnel, veterans, and civilians at an alarming rate.
No physiological tools exist for PTSD severity* or suicide risk** — current diagnostics rely entirely on patient self-reporting.
No physiological tools exist for PTSD severity* or suicide risk** — current diagnostics rely entirely on patient self-reporting.
PTSD is currently diagnosed using tools like the PCL-5 Checklist and the gold-standard CAPS-5 (Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5), both with an accuracy rate of only 50-60%. They rely solely on self-reported symptoms, making them prone to false positives and false negatives
The Depressive Symptom Inventory-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS) is the current standard for suicide risk assessment, but it falls short in critical ways. Relying on self-reporting of symptoms, people can — and often do — downplay or hide their distress, leaving life-threatening risks unnoticed.
