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WEBDeadline Today To Participate in M/UR Caucus Elections. Four of APA’s seven minority and underrepresented (M/UR) caucuses are holding elections for …

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House Passes Build Back Better Act to Invest in Mental Health

WEBToday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, a $2 trillion spending package that includes significant investments in mental health and …

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Psych News Alert: HHS to Establish Behavioral Health Coordinating

WEBHelp APA Fight for Better Reimbursement for YOU – Take our Outpatient Insurance Survey by May 20. APA advocates on behalf of psychiatrists to increase …

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Moms Encounter Barriers, Discrimination to Accessing MH Care for

WEBMoms Encounter Barriers, Discrimination to Accessing MH Care for Traumatized Youth. Callers posing as mothers of adolescents with trauma symptoms …

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Telehealth Services Increased During Pandemic, but Age and …

WEBTelehealth visits accounted for nearly two-thirds of all mental health visits by patients enrolled in private insurance plans in the early months of the COVID-19 …

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WEBNMHA Depression Campaign Aimed at African Americans. The Mental Health America's Campaign on Clinical Depression has launched two new outreach efforts to increase …

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Psych News Alert: Health Professionals Confident About Suicide

WEBMost health professionals feel confident about screening for suicidality but less confident about performing more complex practices such as risk assessment and …

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Psych News Alert: Family Involvement in Care of Hospitalized

WEBInvolving families and loved ones in care when psychiatric patients are hospitalized is associated with a greater likelihood of comprehensive discharge planning …

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APA Releases New Best Practice Guidance for Interactive

WEBThe APA and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) this week released “Best Practices in Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health,” a guide for mental health …

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Psych News Alert: With Early Intervention, Patients With …

WEBPatients with early-phase psychosis who received integrated, coordinated antipsychotic treatment and psychosocial care experienced greater improvements in health and …

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The dying patient has many unique needs—physical, emotional, …

WEBOctober 6, 2000. professional news. Hospital Program Addresses Unique Needs of Dying. Affirming that death is a normal part of life, a new program based at Mount Sinai School …

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Tips for Doctors Working With Kids, Teens Using Mental Health Apps

WEB1. Understand the content within mental health apps. “Although many mental health apps exist, only a few are widely used,” Schueller and colleagues write. “ …

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Guidance to Help Ensure You Are Coding Patient Visits Correctly

WEB10 PSYCHIATRIC NEWS | NOVEMBER 2022 ASSOCIATION Guidance to Help Ensure You Are Coding Patient Visits Correctly BY JEREMY S. MUSHER, M.D. T he APA …

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Telemental Health Availability Varies Across U.S., but Robust Overall

WEB626 facilities (69%) offered diagnostic services via telehealth. Overall, compared with public mental health facilities, private for-profit facilities were 1.75 times …

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Psych News Alert: CMS Approves Permanent Coverage of Audio …

WEBThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the definition of telehealth services that will be permanently eligible for reimbursement under …

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People With Long COVID Have Greater MH Care Needs yet Face …

WEBYet these adults with post–COVID-19 condition (PCC) are also more likely to report cost barriers to mental health treatment that delayed or inhibited their care. …

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Recent Exposure to Police Violence Linked With Mental Health …

WEBExperiencing police violence is associated with a higher risk for suicide attempts, suicidal thinking, and psychotic experiences, according to a study published today in JAMA …

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State MH Reporting Requirements Vary for Firearm Background …

WEBStates vary widely in the reporting of mental health data to the federal system known as NICS that conducts background checks on people who want to own a …

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Most People Experiencing Homelessness Have Mental Health …

WEBAdditional findings included the following: Males experiencing homelessness had a significantly higher lifetime prevalence of mental health disorders (86%) …

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Psychedelic Use in Psychiatry Requires Complex Informed Consent

WEBWhile psychedelics are moving toward possible approval for clinical use for the treatment of mental disorders, the medical standards for integrating these …

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Cannabis Use Disorder Rising Among Veterans, Study Finds

WEBOverall, the prevalence of diagnoses for cannabis use disorder among veterans increased from 0.85% in 2005 to 1.92% in 2019. Among patients with any …

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