Insight From Integrating Objective Data Into Psychiatric Encounters

We present the case of Mr. B, who was part of a NIMH-funded, longitudinal, observational study (2013 to 2016) that recruited unmedicated participants who were experiencing a range of palpable symptoms related to states of negative affect and who were assessed on multiple objective measures. A feedback report was generated based on Mr. B's multimodal measurements. One of the authors, LMW, along with Mr. B's psychotherapist, discussed the results with Mr. B in a feedback session. Mr. B's objective testing profile was consistent with a history of trauma, allowing him for the first time to be comfortable with revealing to his therapist that he experienced early -life trauma. Mr. B's case highlights several known advantages of integrating objective data into psychiatric encounters, including reducing stigma, motivating patients to pursue treatment, and improving clinical outcomes by aiding in identification of the right treatment, which is the ultimate goal of precision psychiatry. [Psychiatr Ann. 2024;54(4):e113 -e118.]