As a leader in mental healthcare delivery for over 15 years, Thriveworks has seen mental healthcare demand skyrocket and explosive growth in behavioral health solutions. Despite this growth, lack of both access and affordability continue to plague consumers while trust in the system erodes. Themes from the stage at the…
A recent survey commissioned by Thriveworks unveils compelling patterns in American perceptions of mental health and seeking mental health treatment. These key insights outline whom we’re most likely to tell about our mental health challenges, which generation is most likely to seek therapy and much more. Who Is in Therapy—or…
The definitions for anxiety, stress, and sleep are quite different: Anxiety is a feeling of fear or apprehension, stress is a response to a perceived threat or challenge, and sleep is a natural state of rest that is essential for physical and mental health. However, these conditions might be more…
A new study published in The Medical Journal of Australia suggests that online symptom checkers only provide accurate diagnoses 1/3 of the time. A team of researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) evaluated the accuracy of 36 different symptom checkers, inputting symptoms of 48 different “patients.” They pulled clinical information…
