Mentavi Health shares adult ADHD validation data at Psych Congress Elevate

By AI, Created 8:56 PM UTC, June 03, 2026, /AGP/ – Mentavi Health presented peer-reviewed data in Las Vegas showing its online adult ADHD Diagnostic Evaluation matched clinical interview results in a real-world study. The findings matter because they test whether asynchronous, clinician-reviewed assessments can expand access while keeping clinical guardrails in place.

Why it matters: - Mentavi Health is trying to show that online ADHD assessment for adults can be validated against an established clinical interview. - The findings speak to access, since specialist evaluation can take time and telehealth is already a common entry point for ADHD care. - The study also addresses concern about over-diagnosis by testing whether clinician-reviewed digital tools can add guardrails in uncertain cases.

What happened: - Mentavi Health presented a scientific poster at Psych Congress Elevate 2026, held June 3-6 in Las Vegas and hosted by HMP Global and the Psych Congress Network. - Chief Medical Officer Barry K. Herman, MD, MMM, and Vice President of Clinical Solutions & Transformation Michelle Ripper-Lewis, BSN, co-presented the poster. - The poster summarized data from Mentavi’s peer-reviewed validation study of its online, asynchronous Diagnostic Evaluation for adult ADHD. - The study was published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in September 2025.

The details: - The study, titled “Validity of an Online Assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among a Real-World Sample of Adults Seeking Web-Based Mental Health Care,” used a prospective, real-world observational design. - Researchers compared Mentavi’s online Diagnostic Evaluation with a clinical interview conducted by doctorate-level psychologists via video. - The study evaluated 345 adults seeking web-based ADHD assessment. - The online assessment and clinical interview agreed on 78% of ADHD diagnostic results. - The online assessment posted a positive predictive value of 94.9%. - More than 80% of disagreements involved cases where the clinical interview found ADHD but the online assessment was inconclusive and recommended further assessment. - The false positive rate was 12% for the online assessment and 56% for the clinical interview. - The authors said the study is among the first to validate an online asynchronous ADHD assessment for adults seeking web-based mental health care using a clinical interview as a comparator. - The authors also said the study sample had a high prevalence of ADHD, so the results are not yet generalized to a broader clinical setting. - Mentavi says the diagnostic pathway can also help characterize the population of adults seeking web-based mental health care and inform future refinement of online assessment pathways. - Mentavi’s Diagnostic Evaluation is also used by licensed clinicians to support assessment of anxiety and depression. - Mentavi provides evidence-based online mental health care in most U.S. states for adults 18 and older. - The company was founded in 2018 as ADHD Online and was named to Michigan Celebrates Small Business’s 2022 “50 Companies to Watch” cohort. - Mentavi says availability varies by state. - More information is available at Mentavi’s website.

Between the lines: - The presentation positions Mentavi’s product as a clinical tool, not just a convenience feature. - The comparison with doctorate-level psychologists gives the study a stronger benchmark than a simple user-reported screening test. - The high disagreement cases suggest the online evaluation may be better at flagging uncertainty than forcing a diagnosis when evidence is incomplete. - CEO Keith Brophy said the company wants peer-reviewed evidence to sit at the center of how digital mental health tools are evaluated.

What’s next: - Mentavi is likely to keep using the published study to support clinical adoption of its adult ADHD pathway. - The company is also likely to use the findings to argue for broader access to evidence-based mental health care through asynchronous digital assessment. - The next test is whether the approach holds up in a broader, more general clinical setting beyond the study population. - The company said future refinement of online mental health assessment pathways may be informed by these results.

The bottom line: - Mentavi Health is using Psych Congress Elevate to make a case that adult ADHD can be assessed online with clinical rigor, not just speed.