Apps and online care
Within Health vs Talkiatry
They differ on 8 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
Within Health
This is intensive treatment, not weekly therapy: in the IOP you join therapy, groups and supported meals by video at least 3 hours a day, 3 days a week, and the partial hospitalization program is more.
Talkiatry
You fill in an online assessment, get matched with a psychiatrist, and meet by video for an evaluation and then medication follow-ups.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- Within Health: A therapist
- Talkiatry: Medication
- Good for
- Within Health: Teens (13+) and adults with an eating disorder who need more than weekly therapy but not 24/7 care; People stepping down from residential or inpatient eating disorder treatment
- Talkiatry: Adults and children 5+ with commercial insurance or Medicare who need a psychiatrist for medication; People who can't find a local psychiatrist with openings
- Probably not for
- Within Health: Anyone in crisis or medically unstable: call 911, or call or text 988
- Talkiatry: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Cost
- Within Health: Insurance (many plans accepted); payment plans or financing if not covered
- Talkiatry: Copay with insurance; self-pay price not published
- Where
- Within Health: Web
- Talkiatry: iPhone, Web
- Research
- Within Health: Early research
- Talkiatry: Limited research
- Privacy
- Within Health: Not graded
- Talkiatry: Grade C
- Sells your data
- Within Health: No
- Talkiatry: Yes
The same for both: how you pay (insurance), hipaa (yes).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.