People who rely on medication to keep their mental health in check sometimes experience judgment from others, but this social media movement is trying to change that. People who take pills for their mental health sometimes are chastised for pumping themselves full of unnatural chemicals in a last-ditch effort to hold themselves together. In truth,… Continue reading #MyFavoriteMeds Hashtag Fights Psychiatric Medication Stigma
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Can Internet-Based Therapy Effectively Treat Depression?
Scientists investigated whether internet-based platforms that offer treatment for depression were actually effective. Technology may soon have a larger role in treating severe depression, as new research has determined that cognitive behavioral therapy sessions via an app can be effective. Cognitive behavioral therapy, according to Medical News Today, is a type of therapy that works… Continue reading Can Internet-Based Therapy Effectively Treat Depression?
Inadequate Mental Health Treatment Hinders Massachusetts Residents
Only about 50% of Massachusetts mental health providers accept payment from the state and federal Medicaid program. Private insurance isn’t much better. Patients in Massachusetts are struggling to receive adequate mental health care but not because of lack of insurance coverage. The Boston Globe reports that based on a new Blue Cross Blue Shield of… Continue reading Inadequate Mental Health Treatment Hinders Massachusetts Residents
Mental Health Specialists Strike Over Staffing, Resource Issues At Kaiser Permanente
Approximately 4,000 mental health specialists are expected to strike over Kaiser Permanente’s lack of mental health staff and resources in California. Thousands of mental health workers began a five-day strike on December 10, 2018 to protest what they view as shortages in patient resources at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California. Approximately 4,000 psychologists, therapists, nurses… Continue reading Mental Health Specialists Strike Over Staffing, Resource Issues At Kaiser Permanente
Psychiatric Directives May Be A Game Changer For Mental Health Patients
Psychiatric advance directives give mental health patients a way to express ahead of time, when they are in a sound state of mind, how they would like to be treated during hospitalization or treatment. Steve Singer, who has bipolar and borderline personality disorders, knows that he sometimes needs to go to the hospital. However, he… Continue reading Psychiatric Directives May Be A Game Changer For Mental Health Patients
Inside The Mental Health Crisis In Federal Prisons
At some federal prisons in the midst of a mental health crisis, the number of inmates receiving care has fallen by 80% in the past four years. Despite promises for better health care and oversight, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has dramatically cut the number of inmates on its mental health caseload, according to an… Continue reading Inside The Mental Health Crisis In Federal Prisons
Modest Mouse On Medical Marijuana For Mental Health
“After taking the antidepressants, I started to realize cannabis was probably the better way to go,” Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green says about his medical marijuana use. Some members of the band behind the album The Moon & Antarctica are turning to marijuana to help deal with anxiety. Jeremiah Green, the drummer of Modest Mouse, was… Continue reading Modest Mouse On Medical Marijuana For Mental Health
State Of Mental Health In America "Still Quite Bleak," Report Says
New data shows “alarming increases in adult suicidal thoughts and major depression in youth.” Talking about mental health is becoming less taboo, but is this making a real difference? According to a new report that offers a snapshot of mental health in the United States, overall the picture is “still quite bleak.” The annual State… Continue reading State Of Mental Health In America "Still Quite Bleak," Report Says
Michelle Williams Talks Depression, Getting Treatment In New Interview
“For months, I was slipping and slipping and slipping [and] before you knew it I was at the bottom of the pit looking up.” This past spring, Michelle Williams reunited with Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland for a Destiny’s Child reunion at Coachella. Not long after, Williams checked into the hospital to deal with her depression.… Continue reading Michelle Williams Talks Depression, Getting Treatment In New Interview
A Medication For Postpartum Depression?
Currently, there are no FDA-approved drugs specifically to treat postpartum depression. The FDA is considering the approval of a new medication that would treat severe postpartum depression. While most women experience “baby blues” after childbirth, some experience more severe, longer-lasting symptoms, known as postpartum depression (PPD). Currently there are no FDA-approved drugs specifically to treat… Continue reading A Medication For Postpartum Depression?