Category Archives: Mental Health

Mental health is the leading cause of death in pregnant women and new mothers in the United States, but national initiatives aimed at reducing maternal mortality often do not address mental conditions, according to an evidence review and Special Communication published in JAMA Psychiatry. Very little attention is paid to the mental health component, said co-author Megan Thomas, M.D., clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Kansas Medical Center Continue reading →

For more than two decades, Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei has worked at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, the largest mental-health organization in the Gaza Strip, which he has been running since 2014 Continue reading →

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Washington A new report finding that many mental health patients must go out of network to find care is disturbing and points to the necessity for insurance reform to ensure access to those in need, according to the American Psychological Association. The findings of this report, while not surprising, are gravely disappointing, said APA CEO Arthur C. Continue reading →

Several states have changed their policies in recent years to make involuntary commitment easier for people with severe mental illnesses. But forced treatment still raises civil rights questions, with some saying it can harm, not help patients. Continue reading →

Retired Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts was the lone survivor of an ambush in Afghanistan more than 15 years ago. He still struggles with physical and emotional scars Continue reading →

Researchers, mental health professionals and the intrigued gathered Friday for a symposium on the use of psychedelics for healing. Continue reading →

"God, if I could finally get a big Le Creuset, things might really turn around for me." It's a lofty, quick fix pitched by Nicola Coughlan's Big Mood character Maggie, in a depressive episode sitting on the couch on her 30th birthday. And reader, there is no way I haven't had that thought myself. Written and created by playwright Camilla Whitehill, Big Mood navigates friendship and mental health, in particular the nuances of bipolar disorder and unprocessed grief Continue reading →

Northern Michigan University is partnering with Saginaw Valley State University to enhance behavioral health care in the Upper Peninsula by expanding educational opportunities for advance practice nurses at a cost savings of nearly 85%. Through the BRIDGE UP program, SVSU is offering its psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) training in collaboration with NMU to 31 U.P. nurse practitioners annually Continue reading →

Arash Javanbakht By ANISH TOPIWALA Capital News Service LANSING A young officer arrived at the scene of a crash that killed a family of four: mother, father, a 3-year-old and an infant. At the time, the tragedy bothered Matt Saxton, who responded to the scene and is now executive director of the Michigan Sheriffs Association. But it was only two years later ,when he held his first-born son, that memories of the fatal crash caused him to cry Continue reading →