Off-Label
Off Label is an AI-hosted podcast by Dr. Steve Rondeau’s digital twin. It explores the limits of DSM-based diagnosis and the promise of brain-informed psychiatry. From mislabeled symptoms to overlooked patterns, we examine how mental health can evolve beyond outdated frameworks toward something more precise, personal, and real.
Off-Label
Rethinking Schizophrenia: From DSM to Brain Data
Description:
What if the brain held measurable signals that could enhance how we diagnose and treat schizophrenia?
In this episode of Off Label: Data, Diagnostics, and the Future of Mental Health, we explore the scientific and clinical promise of EEG and quantitative EEG (qEEG) in understanding one of psychiatry’s most complex conditions: schizophrenia. Featuring insights from Dr. Steve Rondeau, we examine the reliability of EEG data, the patterns commonly observed in schizophrenia, and the challenges of integrating these tools into clinical practice.
You’ll hear a critical but hopeful discussion about the potential for qEEG to improve diagnostic accuracy, track treatment effects, and offer a more objective foundation for psychiatric decision-making. We also confront the limitations—standardization gaps, signal variability, and interpretation hurdles—and what’s needed to bridge the science into widespread care.
Whether you're a clinician navigating complex diagnoses or a listener interested in how brain data might transform psychiatry, this episode dives deep into one of the field’s most debated and promising frontiers.