Search results for "Mental Health"
Mental health issues, addiction concerns of legal marijuana
month). The report noted that substantial evidence in the literature linked marijuana use in adults with effects on cognitive functioning, memory, and mental health issues. ... According to Dr. Voth, concerns about mental health should be high on the
May 2015
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
October 2019
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.
October 2019
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.
October 2019
Stigma
The psychiatry team has given their recommendations for the mental health parts.
October 2019
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.
October 2019
The big picture
Her eyes were bloodshot. She responded to my casual greeting of "How are you?" with a sigh. "How am I? I'm alive; I can tell you that much f...
October 2019
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.
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--Depression interventions may increase treatment, but not outcomes
Use of a tailored interactive computer program for depression immediately prior to a primary care visit resulted in the increased of recommended prescriptions or mental health referrals compared with a control ... For depressed patients, primary outcomes
October 2019
When health care workers strike
When health care workers strike. In a relatively unusual development, mental health professionals who work for Kaiser Permanente in California went on strike. ... At issue is the demand for mental health services, and the perception by the employees that
October 2019