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AI in the Therapy Room, a New PTSD Treatment, and $700M for the Field

Jun 23, 2026

The APA's new survey puts numbers on something you may already be sensing: patients are showing up to sessions having already talked to AI. We also cover the first FDA-cleared personalized PTSD treatment, what CAQH's rebrand means for your practice, and a psychiatrist's quiet essay about what it means to be hurt on the job.

Medicaid's New Work Rules, AI Emotion Research, and the Loneliness of Remote Work

Jun 16, 2026

CMS has finalized Medicaid work requirements with a January 2027 deadline, and a new Science study offers hard data on what remote work is actually doing to your clients' mental health. We also cover a BCBSM billing shift affecting Michigan practices, new research on whether AI can model human emotional distress, and a Psychiatric Times piece on what fathers saw before their children's suicide crises that standard screening couldn't detect.

New Wearable Research, Biometric Verification, and a Therapy Industry Reckoning

Jun 9, 2026

A McMaster meta-analysis is raising real questions about how consistent structured diagnostic interviews actually are - and a new Headway policy is already affecting clients who receive prescriptions through the platform. We also cover Aetna's on-demand service launching in 2027, AI-analyzed wearable data for psychiatric detection, and a Psychology Today essay that's worth sitting with.