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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) – Now Approved for OCD
…the active treatment group – 41% of active treatment participants achieved remission, is that the sham treatment group also reported such a high remission rate, 37%. Compare this to the…
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U.S. Law Enforcement Seizures of Pills Containing Fentanyl Increased Dramatically Between 2018-2021
…you need real-time, high-quality drug surveillance data to inform the public health response,” said Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H, principal investigator of NDEWS, and last author on the paper. “Through…
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Primary Care Integration: Alternative Workforce Strategies for Community-Based Behavioral Health Service Organizations in the Era of Physician Shortages
…combined totaled 2,730. (Peikes, D. The Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative: Effects on Spending, Quality, Patients, And Physicians. Health Affairs. 2014;37(6). This is a significant shortfall that does not even come…
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Young Men at Highest Risk of Schizophrenia Linked with Cannabis Use Disorder
…make about their own cannabis use.” Previous studies indicate that rates of daily or near daily cannabis use, cannabis use disorder, and new schizophrenia diagnoses are higher among men than…
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A Network Approach for Social Determinants of Health
…exist and create tools for visualizing patient-populations needs in real time or “close to real time” Build a data warehouse that pools together disparate datasets allowing a complete view of…
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Computerized Screening May Help Identify Youth at Risk for Suicide
…to complete self-report questionnaires (92 main questions and up to 27 additional questions). More than 2,000 youth answered questions on a computer tablet. Questions assessed factors related to suicide risk,…
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Workforce Training in the Age of COVID-19 and Zoom
…health workforce, empowering them with the necessary tools to improve community care. An emphasis was placed on localized in-person learning—CBC secured training locations across the city so that long commutes…
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Stand Up for Mental Health: Comedy that Gets Respect!
…read Andi Cuddington’s M.S. thesis for the London School of Economics and Political Science: www.standupformentalhealth.com/documents/Cracking-Up-Mental-Illness-and-Stand-Up-Comedy-A-Social-Representations-Approach-to-Anti-Stigma-Resistance.pdf Also, please consult these resources on the health benefits of humor: www.verywellmind.com/health-benefits-of-humor-and-laughter-5101137 www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTHLIBRARY/tools/healing-benefits-humor-laughter.asp To book…
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Substance Abuse Among Veterans: Challenges and Hope
…disorder diagnosis — more than double the civilian rate — adding that the rate was likely to be even higher because of the VA’s poor screening process. The same study…
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Residential Treatment Services as a Vital Part of the Continuum of Care for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults – An Interview with Harvey Newman, CEO of Wellspring Residential Treatment Facility
…to relate to family, community, and school, to become functioning and productive members of their social community. There are often very complicated, sad, angry, and difficult relations between parents and…
