Serious mental illness (SMI) is challenging to address. Individuals with SMI die significantly earlier and are nearly twice as likely to have co-occurring physical health conditions as the general population. Yet the current system remains geographically inaccessible, fragmented and burdened by unaddressed social determinants of health.

Sonia Garcia, co-founder and chief growth officer of Amae Health, has seen the system's shortcomings firsthand while caring for her own family. Amae is trying to transform SMI care by combining psychiatry with medical care, nutrition, behavioral coaching and long-term monitoring.

To explain the approach, Fierce Healthcare senior writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Garcia.

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
Behavioral health utilization is up with anxiety disorders leading demand, report finds 
Amae Health teams up with Google Health to integrate wearables data into SMI care
Psychiatrists' use of biomarkers could open a new window into mental health diagnoses 

Serious mental illness (SMI) is challenging to address. Individuals with SMI die <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12524047/">significantly earlier</a> and are nearly twice as likely to have co-occurring physical health conditions as the general population. Yet the current system remains geographically inaccessible, fragmented and burdened by unaddressed social determinants of health.
Sonia Garcia, co-founder and chief growth officer of Amae Health, has seen the system's shortcomings firsthand while caring for her own family. Amae is trying to transform SMI care by combining psychiatry with medical care, nutrition, behavioral coaching and long-term monitoring.
To explain the approach, Fierce Healthcare senior writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Garcia.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/trilliant-report-behavioral-health-utilization-telehealth-plateauing" aria-label="Link Behavioral health utilization is up with anxiety disorders leading demand, report finds">Behavioral health utilization is up with anxiety disorders leading demand, report finds</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/amae-health-teams-google-health-integrate-wearables-data-smi-care" aria-label="Link Amae Health teams up with Google Health to integrate wearables data into SMI care">Amae Health teams up with Google Health to integrate wearables data into SMI care</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/psychiatrists-use-biomarkers-could-open-new-window-mental-health-diagnoses" aria-label="Link Psychiatrists' use of biomarkers could open a new window into mental health diagnoses">Psychiatrists' use of biomarkers could open a new window into mental health diagnoses</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.