Search results for "Mental Health"
Integrate mental health into medical practice
Partnerships between internists and mental health professionals are rare but proving their worth. ... The medical and mental health clinicians then join forces to accomplish goals of care.
April 2011
Mental health needs integration into the primary care setting
These findings support the conclusion that there should be strong integration of medical and mental health care. ... Public mental health clients die 25 years earlier than the average life expectancy.
July 2020
A new day for mental health parity
health parity-- coverage for mental health equal to that of physical health (a flawed definition, I realize, because it implies the two are discrete). ... for Medicare patients' mental health services to 20%-- the current copay for physical services.
July 2020
QD: News Every Day--Baby boomers face care shortage for mental health, substance abuse issues
QD: News Every Day--Baby boomers face care shortage for mental health, substance abuse issues. ... of services, and training clinicians and other health professionals to recognize signs and symptoms of geriatric mental health conditions, neglect, and
July 2020
Stigma
The psychiatry team has given their recommendations for the mental health parts.
July 2020
QD: News Every Day
In case you missed it:. Mental health issues affect 1 in 4 Americans, 1 in 17 severely. ... Fifty-nine percent of U.S. mental health drug prescriptions are written by family doctors, reports Researchers from Thomson Reuters and the U.S.
July 2020
Suicide, psychiatric care and inadequate resources
Starting in the 1960's a strong movement, led by mental health pioneers, pushed for deinstitutionalization. ... because most insurance plans had little or no coverage for mental health issues.
July 2020
QD: News Every Day--Congress was close to passing health care reform
He suggested starting the whole process over. (The Hill, Politico). Mental health care. ... Mental health parity regulations released by the federal government will take effect July 1.
July 2020
Mushrooms (psilocybin) studied for oncology and depression
The interesting headline-grabbing finding was that after a single dose (“trip”) with psilocybin, a majority of patients in both trials reported improved mood, decreases in mental health symptoms, and positive ... good trips). Here's the kicker: Six
July 2020
Paul Lee--a Washington health care lobbyist talks about why it's all good
If there were a community crisis center that was robust and effective, we would have fewer emergency mental health visits. ... Mental health hospitalizations and emergency room visits are almost always a drain on hospital resources since we don’t have
July 2020