{"id":60895,"date":"2025-09-13T03:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/60895\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T03:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:58:06","slug":"mentavi-study-validates-first-fully-digital-diagnostic-pathway-for-adult-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/60895\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentavi study validates first fully digital diagnostic pathway for adult ADHD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mentavi Health announced that its landmark, real-world validation study of the Mentavi Diagnostic Evaluation has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (JCP), a widely read and respected journal. The open-access article demonstrates that Mentavi&#8217;s asynchronous, online evaluation is as accurate as a traditional face-to-face clinical interview in the diagnosis of attention-deficit \/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and provides the first peer-reviewed evidence base for a fully digital diagnostic pathway for adult ADHD. The article posted on Psychiatrist.com at 8:00 am Central time on September 8, 2025 (see link and DOI below).<\/p>\n<p>Key findings from the study<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>n = 345 adults seeking web-based ADHD assessment (predominantly female; mean age = 35)<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Sensitivity = 80.6% and Positive Predictive Value = 94.9%<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>False-positive rate = 12% versus 56% for the in-person clinical interview, indicating the online tool is accurate in diagnosing ADHD in adults<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Note: the full article is freely available via JCP (DOI below).<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Executive comments<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Publication in a top-tier peer-review journal moves this evidence base forward, for our diagnostic evaluation specifically and for telehealth in general,&#8221; said Barry K. Herman, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Officer at Mentavi Health and first author of the paper. &#8220;The study shows that an online ADHD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/Diagnosis-vs-Prognosis.aspx\" class=\"linked-term\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">diagnosis<\/a> can be accurately assessed asynchronously, closing gaps in care created by specialist shortages and long waitlists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andrew J. Cutler, MD, Chief Medical Officer at the Neuroscience Education Institute, Clinical Associate Professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/health\/What-is-Psychiatry.aspx\" class=\"linked-term\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Psychiatry<\/a> at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and study co-author, commented: &#8220;As one of the first large peer-reviewed evaluations of a telehealth ADHD tool, this paper will shape guidelines and payer policies worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Publication in JCP sets a new standard for evidence-based digital mental health. It validates years of work to build the most rigorous online diagnostic platform and expands our mission to remove barriers of access to accurate mental-health assessments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Keith Brophy, CEO of Mentavi Health<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Study design<\/p>\n<p>The prospective, real-world observational study compared the Mentavi Diagnostic Evaluation-a self-paced, asynchronous questionnaire interpreted by a doctorate-level psychologist-with a structured face-to-face clinical interview conducted via video. Primary endpoints were sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value relative to DSM-5 criteria. The protocol was IRB-approved and powered to detect \u226580 % sensitivity with 95 % confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Clinical and Public-Health Implications<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Pent-up demand:<\/strong> An estimated 17 million American adults have ADHD, yet waiting lists for specialist evaluation can exceed six months.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Telehealth preference:<\/strong> CDC data indicate 46% of U.S. adults with ADHD already use telehealth services. Until now, no online assessment had been validated.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Health-equity impact:<\/strong> Digital, asynchronous tools remove geographic and scheduling barriers, enabling evidence-based diagnosis for rural, underserved, and shift-working populations.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source:<\/p>\n<p>Journal reference:<\/p>\n<p>Herman, B. K., et al. (2025). Validity of an Online Assessment of Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder Among a Real-World Sample of Adults Seeking Web-Based Mental Health Care.\u00a0The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4088\/jcp.25m15846\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">doi.org\/10.4088\/jcp.25m15846<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mentavi Health announced that its landmark, real-world validation study of the Mentavi Diagnostic Evaluation has been published in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[8658,2597,18,135,475,32619,19,17,167,1281,2900,171,172,3471],"class_list":{"0":"post-60895","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-diagnostic","9":"tag-education","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-health-care","13":"tag-hyperactivity","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-mental-health","17":"tag-neuroscience","18":"tag-pharmaceuticals","19":"tag-psychiatry","20":"tag-research","21":"tag-therapeutics"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}