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WebKFF Health News (4/1, Leys ) reports that privately-run psychiatric hospitals are part of “a national trend toward having such hospitals owned by investors instead of by state …

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Patients struggling to get medication following Change Healthcare

WebNBC News (3/6, Silva , Bendix ) reports, “Desperate patients around the country have been forced to choose between paying out of pocket for essential medications or forgoing …

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Large Employers Plan To Expand Mental Health, Virtual Care …

WebHealthPayerIntelligence (8/25, Bailey) reports “large employers plan to expand mental health and virtual care offerings in their 2023 employer-sponsored health plans, but …

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Adolescent Boys More Likely Than Girls To Get Mental Health …

WebMedscape (8/29, Brauser) reports that research released Aug. 27 “from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) …

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Increasing Numbers Of Adults Over Age 50 Newly Diagnosed With …

WebIn the study, which involved “more than 22,000 adults who had responded to the 2013 National Health & Wellness Survey,” adults with “AD/HD symptoms had …

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Despite Increased Need, Mental Healthcare Remains Severely …

WebFor example, “government reimbursements for mental and behavioral health services are 19 percent to 22 percent below payments for conventional medical or surgical care, …

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Scheduling Follow-Up At Discharge Increases Likelihood Of …

WebPsychiatric News reports, “Regardless of a patient’s level of engagement in psychiatric care prior to being hospitalized, having an appointment scheduled when …

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About the Foundation – Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry, Inc.

WebOur mission is: To increase public awareness of the signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness, the availability and methods of treatment, and sources of assistance for people …

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Discrimination May Increase Risk For Mental Health Problems In …

WebCNN (11/8, Rogers) reports, “Young adults who experience discrimination about their bodies, race, age or sex have a greater risk of dealing with mental health problems than …

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Pre-Enlistment Mental Health Disorders May Contribute To …

WebThe Wall Street Journal (12/5, Kesling, Subscription Publication) reports that mental health disorders prior to enlistment, not just the experiences in combat, may contribute to …

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Mental Health Crisis Among US Children Existed Before COVID-19 …

WebThe New York Times (3/23, Tingley) reports on the children’s mental-health crisis in the US. According to the Times, “it would be easy to blame the pandemic for changes in mental …

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Mental Healthcare Often Cut From Budgets. – Maryland …

WebThese budget “cuts, compounded with US stigma often applied to mental health troubles and disparate access to services across the county, mean that those …

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Teens Who Feel Understood By Parents, Teachers May Be …

WebReuters (6/24, Rapaport) reports on a study published in Pediatrics, finding that “teens who feel understood by their parents and teachers may grow up to be healthier adults.” The …

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Report Recommendations Aim To Rectify Severe Shortage Of …

WebMedscape (3/30, Anderson) reports a panel of experts has “released a new report [pdf] containing recommendations to rectify the severe shortage of psychiatrists and the …

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Exercise Makes It Easier To Bounce Back From Too Much Stress, …

WebThe New York Times (9/9, Reynolds) reports, “Exercise makes it easier to bounce back from too much stress, according to a fascinating new study with mice.”

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Social Stigma May Play Large Role In Mental Health Conditions

WebHealthDay (11/1, Salamon) reports, “Social stigma may play a large role in the depression, anxiety and other mental health woes experienced by many people with autism,” …

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Witnessing abuse may carry same risk to children’s mental health …

WebAccording to USA Today (1/29, O’Donnell, Quarshie), “witnessing abuse carries the same risk of harm to children’s mental health and learning as being abused directly,” research …

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Carnegie Mellon Announces BrainHub Research Center.

WebNational Institute of Mental Health director Thomas Insel, MD said, “This is the topic of the decade, no question. … The public has become really intrigued by the …

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Severe Poverty Affects Brain Development, Study Shows

WebThe study, published recently in JAMA Pediatrics, “found that the parts of the brain tied to academic performance were 8% to 10% smaller for children who grow up in …

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School Shootings Strengthen Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness.

WebThe Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (3/17, Ungar) reported, “A stigma continues to surround mental illness, and some advocates say it’s been strengthened in …

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Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Blue Shield Of California Wrongly …

WebCalifornia Healthline (7/11, Korry) reports a class-action lawsuit filed in the District Court for the Northern District of California alleges that Blue Shield of California “wrongly restricted …

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College Mental Health: A Checklist for Parents

WebThe Huffington Post has published a guide for parents preparing to send their children off to college for the first time. As stated in the article, over four million new …

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