EVEXIA

Mood Disorders Research

Our research-driven self-monitoring tool for mental wellness

Self-monitoring involves keeping a personal record of your moods and behaviors in order to track trends over time. This allows individuals to observe how their mental state changes and provides concrete data to show how they are progressing, and which symptom profiles need attention.

Self-monitoring for Mental Health

    Tracking trends to inform decision-making

    Self-monitoring  involves keeping a personal record of  your moods and behaviors in order to track  trends over time. This allows individuals to observe how their mental state changes and provides concrete data to show how they are progressing, and which symptom profiles need attention.

    The benefits of self-monitoring your mental health

    • Real-time collections to guide behavior change in daily life​
    • Reinforce positive change and counteract negative developments​
    • Establishment of healthy attitudes and behaviors​
    • Real-time collection avoids recall bias​
    • Warns of relapse or worsening symptoms​
    • Self-empowerment stimulates an active role and empowers self-health ​
    • Increases emotional self-awareness and improves self-management skills​
    • Increases help-seeking motivation and behaviors​
    • Prolongs symptom-free intervals among patients with recurrent depression ​
    • Captures important data for health care providers
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    How does Evexia work?

    • Access research-driven measurement tools anytime from home via our website
    • Receive bi-weekly reminders to complete these self-report measures regularly
    • Use dashboard to track symptoms and data trends over time
    • Receive personalized tips for improving mental health & well-being
    • Generate reports of your results that you can bring to your medical provider to show progress

    How is Evexia Accessed?

    The long awaited new and improved version of Evexia has been released in the Apple App Store. The new version was also released as a web app so users can access it any way they prefer. Once the user account is created it will be accessible on either platform.

    Partnership Across Texas

    To better understand the areas of greatest impact, we have identified and partnered with schools, community organizations, and healthcare systems on initiatives to improve the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders and enhance suicide prevention efforts.

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    Improving Treatment for Substance Abuse

    Substance use, particularly the use of stimulants and opioids in the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, are a major public health problem. Research is needed to develop new substance use disorder treatments and to determine how to best broadly disseminate the treatments that are currently available and effective.

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    Encouraging Resilience in Youth

    Resilience and risk factors related to youth depression are not well understood and addressing mental illness in youth will not only require screening and treatment, but also early intervention and prevention for those at risk.

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    Solving Depression, Saving Tomorrows

    Be part of the great impact we're having on science and medical care across the globe.

    Nearly 20 million Americans experience depression, but many will never seek treatment, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. The Depression Self-Rating Test is a simple, 16-question quiz to help you identify common symptoms of depression and their severity.