Depression and Primary Care

• By: Lloyd I. Sederer, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• April 1st, 2012
• 669    0

…Health and Acting Director of the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. His website is www.askdrlloyd.com. References Wang PS, Demler O, Olfson M, Pincus HA, Wells KB, Kessler RC. Changing…

Empowering Adults to Recognize and Respond to Youth in Suicidal Distress

• By: Ali Rainone, LMSW Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• October 1st, 2020
• adults, community, fall 2020 issue, mental health, suicidal thoughts, suicide, training, youth
• 1324    0

…Rainone, LMSW When it comes to addressing mental health and suicide, youth come with their own unique challenges. Their physical, mental, emotional, and social development have a direct impact on…

Understanding and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• By: The National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• January 1st, 2009
• 557    0

…Iraq war (Iraqi Freedom), or in 12 to 20 veterans out of 100. Other factors in a combat situation can add more stress to an already stressful situation and may…

Systems Transformation in Progress: Promise and Pitfalls

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• April 1st, 2017
• 617    0

A couple of months ago I attended a conference in Albany in order to learn of the latest developments in the state’s movement toward a “value based” healthcare delivery system….

Health Care Reform: Empowering the Workforce Through Outcome Focused Education

• By: Peter C. Campanelli, PsyD Evelyn Kleinbardt, LMSW Mary M. McKay, PhD Lynn Videka, PhD Eileen Wolkstein, PhD
• April 1st, 2014
• 698    0

…of whom have a primary disability and at least one medical co-morbid condition. Research has demonstrated that improving quality of care, especially to vulnerable populations with chronic co-morbid conditions by…

The ECT Controversy

• By: Susan Rogers National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse
• July 1st, 2012
• 1235    0

…for an extended period, and that they characterize routine treatment with ECT in community settings.” And an excellent series in USA Today (www.clrp.org/pdf/PatientsDanger.pdf) also highlighted the dangers of ECT. The…

Zero Suicide in the United States

• By: Rachel W. Bush, PhD New York Medical College John I. Gerson, PhD
• October 1st, 2020
• fall 2020 issue, outpatient care, suicide, suicide care, suicide prevention, zero suicide
• 827    0

…undertaken by the NYS Office of Mental Health Bureau of Evidence-Based Services, with funding from NIMH to test and evaluate implementation strategies. NYS has served as a test system for…

A Clinic’s Initial Experiences Conducting Multiple Family Groups

• By: Peter Wildeman, LCSW Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• October 1st, 2010
• 602    0

…Community Living’s Guidance Center of Brooklyn Heights, we have conducted a group in conjunction with Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry Research Center called the Multiple Family Therapy…

Organizational Needs-Based Toolkit for Peer Workforce Integration Introduced at NYC Peer Workforce Consortium

• By: Aviva Cohen, LMSW NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• July 1st, 2019
• 863    0

…own goals. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trusted community members who hold a close understanding of the communities they serve in frontline public health work. The peer movement has faced…

Columbia Trauma and PTSD Program: Vital Research and Treatment for Veterans

• By: Matthew J. Kaplowitz, MA New York State Psychiatric Institute
• January 1st, 2009
• 849    0

…actually compares to the experiences of combat. Combat stress includes not only the constant threat of injury and death, the horrors of witnessing violent death, and the moral ambiguity of…