Mentavi, a nationwide chief in on-line psychological well being testing, will attend the tenth World Congress on ADHD and current a first-ever examine evaluating the accuracy and validity of a web based asynchronous evaluation for diagnosing ADHD in adults with the present normal of care, a medical interview.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN / ACCESS Newswire / Might 1, 2025 / Mentavi Health will current new medical knowledge highlighting the validation of its proprietary on-line evaluation for diagnosing attention-deficit/ hyperactivity dysfunction (ADHD) in adults at a significant worldwide scientific convention, the 10th World Congress on ADHD, Might 8-11, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic.
Mentavi Well being, based in 2018, is a longtime innovator in evidence-based psychological well being options. Mentavi Chief Medical Officer Barry Ok. Herman, MD, MMM, will current medical knowledge from a examine titled
“Validity of an On-line Evaluation of ADHD Amongst a Actual-World Pattern of Adults Looking for Net-Primarily based Psychological Healthcare.”
Mentavi’s examine is the primary of its type to match an asynchronous, web-based evaluation in opposition to the present normal of care: a medical interview, for diagnosing adult ADHD.
“Too many adults reside for years with undiagnosed ADHD, typically experiencing important impairment of their private {and professional} lives,” Herman mentioned. “This examine demonstrates that validated digital instruments might help shut that hole and supply a reputable first step towards care, particularly for individuals who face limitations to conventional psychological well being companies.”
Thousands and thousands of U.S. adults are believed to have ADHD. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates the prevalence of ADHD 6.0 % amongst adults.
The examine’s manuscript is present process peer overview and is anticipated to be printed later in 2025. Herman will current key findings, together with:
The Mentavi on-line evaluation device and the medical interview have diagnostic settlement of 78%.
The Mentavi on-line evaluation device has a Optimistic Predictive Worth (PPV) of 94.9%.
The Mentavi on-line evaluation device recognized ADHD-positive instances extra precisely than the medical interview, with a 12% false optimistic fee vs. 56% for the medical interview.
Comparability of the 2 measures signifies that the Mentavi on-line evaluation device is extra conservative than the medical interview, that means it doesn’t over-diagnose ADHD in adults.
“Presenting this knowledge on the World Congress on ADHD, to lots of the world’s main consultants on the dysfunction, will transfer the sector ahead for each the prognosis of grownup ADHD and for the worth of telehealth,” Keith Brophy, CEO of Mentavi Well being.
Mentavi Well being’s core mission is to extend entry to correct, environment friendly, and evidence-based psychological well being assessments. Mentavi management sees the presentation as supporting the corporate’s mission by validating its expertise, strengthening its medical credibility, and constructing belief and a basis for development with stakeholders in healthcare and employer wellness.
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SOURCE: Mentavi Well being
