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iCBT – Easing Integration of Behavioral and Primary Care
…while completing the program. The latter option, comprehensive Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ciCBT), where wrap-around telephonic, chat and text supports are provided has been pioneered by the Mental Health Association…
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OCD and Anxiety in Postpartum Mothers
…that she talked more openly about the thoughts she had been having. In reality, unwanted intrusive aggressive thoughts are actually fairly common. A paper by Jennings and Pepper compared 100…
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Suicide: More Common Than You Think, More Preventable Than You Know
…was traumatized by an unthinkable reality – a cluster of teenage suicides that combined with several other incidents to rock the foundation of the rural community of approximately 85,000. The…
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Disparities in Pain Management: Examining Cultural Inequities and the Critical Role of Behavioral Health Providers
…– and their families – every year. The organization’s unique approach combines evidence-based interventions with compassionate family engagement. With more than 6,000 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux…
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What Gets in the Way: Latinas Who Don’t Access or Stay in Treatment
…A woman who I felt lacked adequate parenting skills had endured a horrific trauma and was expected to deal with the result of it – a child – for the…
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Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence: An Interview with Mitchell Netburn, President & CEO of Samaritan Daytop Village
…open for them to come back to that support and connection. The impact on the community will be positive over time, as we expand our geographic catchment area. The community…
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The Tradition of Excellence Continues at Wurzweiler School of Social Work
…globally. Field placement agencies are selected for their diversity, quality of service to the community, learning opportunities, expertise of supervisors, and eagerness to collaborate. Wurzweiler has partnerships with the American…
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Recognizing Suicide Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
…revealed that 56% of its Autistic participants suffered with depression (www.icare4autism.org, 2010). The diagnosis of depression depends primarily on people’s verbal and communication skills in order for them to convey…
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Put Mental Health into “Healthy Aging”
…65 to 79 tended to report the highest average levels of personal well-being” 9. What needs to be done? NYCDOHMH and other departments of public health should: Develop more comprehensive…
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Online Toolkit Aims to Support Mental Health Providers Serving Veterans in the Community
The Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a new online Community Provider Toolkit (www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders) aimed at delivering support, therapeutic tools, and resources to community providers treating Veterans for mental health…
