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14 Recommended Books for Psychiatry Patients

Published March 7, 2014

... Recommended Books for Psychiatry Patients Nonacs, the associate director of the Center for Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, offers a comprehensive guide on depression during the childbearing ages. 2 … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Michael Brannigan: Suffering is tough to address Yet they operate within a flawed ethos that loses sight of health care's moral center — caring for patients as persons and relieving their suffering. Regarding ethical issues, where do we even start? A clue lies in Francisco de Goya's … ...

The Rise of Music Therapy

Published February 28, 2014

The rise of music therapy Music therapy is performed in rehabilitation centers such as 12 Keys Rehab, psychiatric and even general hospitals, private practices, nursing homes, schools, etc. to treat a wide variety of issues, including social, cognitive, emotional, and physical … Read more on OUPblog (blog) Stockton Treatment Center Launches Adult, Adolescent Programs to Tackle … A Stockton treatment center is launching adult and adolescent programs to stop alcohol and drug abuse through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. Information from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report shows "in 2012, there were 1.1 … Read more on DigitalJournal.com Read more... ...

Smoking Cessation for Patients Called an Urgent Priority

Published February 5, 2014

... evidence that a variety of treatment options are effective in smoking cessation, clinicians involved in the movement toward integrated care have yet to seize upon this issue in a major way to improve the overall health status of mentally ill … Read more on Psychiatric News Mental health policy document accepted The national policy advances the position that mental health services should be part of the mainstream health system, and promotes the provision of acute inpatient care within general hospital settings. It is argued that this strategy will increase … Read more on The News International Read ...

Gap in Chemo Makes Amish Girl's Leukemia More Difficult to Treat, Say Doctors

Published December 10, 2013

... in Chemo Makes Amish Girl's Leukemia More Difficult to Treat, Say Doctors Dr. Howard Weinstein, chief of pediatric hematology oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston, said the gap in treatment would likely mean that Sarah would need a more intense round of chemo if she resumed treatment. Read more on ABC News Trey Radel, Busted On Cocaine Charge, Voted For Drug Testing Food Stamp … “It's really interesting it came on the heels of Republicans voting on everyone who had access to food stamps get drug tested," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told BuzzFeed Tuesday. … Radel apologized ...

Wrecked @ Work

Published December 10, 2013

... @ Work A host of factors undoubtedly make people vulnerable to the allure of self-medication, says Gail Gauthier, clinical director of the Edward Griffiths Centre, the McGill Health Centre's addiction unit, attached to the Montreal General Hospital: jobs that … Read more on Montreal Gazette Compassionate Release Programs Have New Guidelines For Letting People … ProPublica reports that in prison, “she saw her children every week, completed a parenting class, took college courses, and graduated from a drug rehab program.” Barnes received a response 15 months later … The Bureau of Prisons general counsel and … Read more on Bustle Read ...

Choosing the Correct Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitales for Yo

Published November 19, 2013

Choosing the correct Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitales for yo – http://www.shoppop-now.com/2013/01/choosing-the-correct-inpatient-psychiatric-hospitales-for-young-kids/ . When the word hospitales is mentioned, not lots of… APA Urges Payment Reform, Integrated Care for Public Programs Alignment of Medicare and Medicaid policies to eliminate disparities in service coverage and encourage robust cost-effective care, improved Medicare payments for inpatient psychiatric care in general hospitals and academic medical centers, and passage … Read more on Psychiatric News Read more... ...

Mass. General Hospital Launches Addiction Research Center

Published November 6, 2013

... General Hospital Launches Addiction Research Center Kelly says more than 23 million Americans are considered to be in recovery, meaning they've abstained from drugs or alcohol for at least a year. With those numbers, Kelly says, more people accept that addiction needs to be treated as a disease, rather … Read more on WBUR What's up with 'Obamacare' and my health care? U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at Faneuil Hall on the implementation of the ...