Listen "The Guru Problem in Mental Health: AI Has Entered the Chat"
Episode Synopsis
Description:Let’s be honest—too much of neurotherapy looks like performance art in a lab coat.In this episode of Off Label: Data, Diagnostics, and the Future of Mental Health, Dr. Steve Rondeau takes direct aim at the guru culture that has hijacked parts of neurotherapy. We dig into how opinion, anecdote, and cult-like followings have often replaced scientific rigor, leaving practitioners chasing protocols passed down like sacred scrolls—regardless of the data.Enter AI: not a mystic, not a master, but a machine trained to detect patterns, challenge bias, and—frankly—call BS on the pseudoscientific peacocking that too often defines the field. We contrast the empty buzzwords and trend-chasing cliques with real-world applications of machine learning and quantitative EEG (qEEG), showing how technology can anchor mental health care in actual evidence.If you're tired of neurofeedback being treated like a club with secret handshakes, or if you've ever questioned the guru who says “just trust the protocol,” this episode is for you. Spoiler: the future of mental health doesn’t have a crystal ball—it has algorithms.
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