Cerebral: Vastly Exceeding the Standard of Care?

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Recently, a whole blizzard of reports has come out about the care provided by Cerebral. For the uninitiated, it is the high growth mental health startup. Cerebral raised a hell of a lot of money. This includes financing from Oak, as well as Softbank— of Uber and WeWork infamy. My hot take? Even based on the most critical reading of what happened at Cerebral— and I’m only relying on already published information— they did a better job than most outpatient mental health care in the United States. This is not to say Cerebral did a great job. It’s not to defend what happened at Cerebral. It’s not to attack what happened at Cerebral. I don’t actually know what happened at Cerebral. I do know that, when examined in the context of what happens in outpatient mental health care, it doesn’t look good for the field, but doesn’t look particularly different at Cerebral. For absolutely full disclosure, I know Dr. David Mou, the current CEO at Cerebral, personally though have no other connections t

Cerebral: Vastly Exceeding the Standard of Care? And no, that is not praise. A hot take, in seven parts. Owen Scott Muir, M.D. Jul 06, 2022 20 21 1 Share Article voiceover 0:00 -26:59 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Part 1: ”There Have Been Concerning Reports” Recently, a whole blizzard of reports has come out about the care provided by Cerebral . For the uninitiated, it is the high growth mental health startup. Cerebral raised a hell of a lot of money. This includes financing from Oak , as well as Softbank— of Uber and WeWork infamy. My hot take? Even based on

Cerebral: Vastly Exceeding the Standard of Care?

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