Mental Health Questions
What Inciteful Med can do and where to turn for crisis support.
You can research mental health questions in Inciteful Med just like any other medical area: medication options, therapy modalities, diagnostic criteria, treatment evidence. We try to be as careful and grounded with these as with anything else.
In a mental health crisis
If you or someone you're with is having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please reach out for immediate help.
In the United States:
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988
- Crisis Text Line - text HOME to 741741
- 911 - for any immediate safety emergency
Outside the US, find an international crisis line.
Inciteful Med is a research tool. It is not a crisis line. If you need someone to talk to right now, please use the resources above.
What we can help research
- "What does the evidence say about SSRIs vs. SNRIs for treatment-resistant depression?"
- "What are the current guidelines for treating ADHD in adults?"
- "What is the research on EMDR for PTSD?"
- "What questions should I ask a psychiatrist before starting a new medication?"
- "What does the literature say about the long-term effects of [medication]?"
What we can't do
- Diagnose any mental health condition
- Recommend a specific medication or dose
- Replace therapy or psychiatric care
- Provide crisis support
- Tell you whether a treatment will work for you specifically
For more, see What Inciteful Med won't do.
Research considerations specific to mental health
- Mental health diagnoses can carry stigma. Records you upload sit in your account. See Is it safe to share my medical records?.
- Meds for mental health are highly individual. Research can tell you what works on average; what works for you takes a clinician's judgment and often trial and error.
- Therapy modalities have evidence bases that shift over time. Reports cite current literature, but evidence in this area moves.
For caregivers and family members
If you're researching mental health on behalf of a family member, especially a teenager or young adult, that person's privacy matters. Be thoughtful about what you upload and discuss with them, ideally with their consent.
Helpful resources
The Patient Resources collection includes some peer support communities. None of them are crisis lines. For crisis support, use the resources at the top of this page.