Cerebral is the largest of a number of online mental health companies that offer medication management and therapy for conditions like ADHD and depression.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, the new CEO of online mental health startup Cerebral said he's"confident" in the company's prescribing practices, despite a Justice Department investigation of allegations it over prescribed controlled substances like Adderall.
Cerebral's CEO and former chief medical officer, Dr. David Mou, told CBS News consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner that the company is cooperating with the Justice Department and is"confident that our clinical programs are very, very good. And if anything, they're above standard of care."
Asked about the risks outlined in that document, Mou said,"I rest by the fact that I really trust our clinical program. As chief medical officer, I came in with the mandate of bringing in quality and safety, and I did just that." Mou believes Cerebral"saves lives," but CBS News spoke to over a dozen former Cerebral patients who said they had problems with Cerebral's quality of care. Costar signed up, met with her prescriber online, and got a prescription all in a single day. But after that, she said
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