Mental Health Care

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 35 days ago
Inspectors say community Mental Health Care in England is improving - but there are still flaws in the service. ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 5 days ago
Related Articles Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient Mental Health, medical Care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment. JAMA. 2008 Oct 8;300(14):1665-73 Authors: Wright AA, Zhang B, Ray A, Mack JW, Trice E, Balboni T, Mitchell SL, Jackson VA, Block SD, Maciejewski PK, Prigerson HG CONTEXT: Talking about death can be difficult. Without evidence that end-of-life discussions improve patient outcomes, physicians must balance their desire to honor patient autonomy against a concern of inflicting psychological harm. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether end-of-life discussions with physicians are associated with fewer aggressive interventions. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A US multisite, prospective, longitudinal cohort study of patients with advanced cancer and their informal caregivers (n = 332 dyads), September 2002-February 2008. Patients were followed up from enrollment to death, a median of 4.4 months later. Bereaved caregivers' psychiatric illness and quality of life was assessed a median of 6.5 months later. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Aggressive medical Care (eg, ventilation, resuscitation) and hospice in the final week of life. Secondary outcomes included patients' Mental Health and caregivers' bereavement adjustment. RESULTS: One hundred twenty-three of 332 (37.0%) patients reported having end-of-life discussions before baseline. Such discussions were not associated with higher rates of major depressive di ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 7 days ago
The Sept. 24 news story "Congress Approves Mental Health Bill" noted that legislation that has passed both the House and Senate would prohibit insurers from providing benefits for Mental Health treatment more limited than those for medical or surgical problems. The article stated that this bill would bring private insurers in states that don't have such a law in line with insurers such as the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), which "cover[s] Mental and physical illnesses equally." ...

Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com --- 37 days ago
Families who try to help members with Mental illness often get trapped in a Kafkaesque system that either fails to help, or doesn't help when there is a better chance for recovery. ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 5 days ago
Provisions slipped into the economic bailout bill mandate that employers and insurance companies give Mental Health issues parity with physical Health issues. Among the changes? Companies will not be able to charge different rates for Mental — versus physical — Health services. ...

Source: www.chron.com --- 9 days ago
More than one-third of all Americans will soon get better insurance coverage of Mental Health treatments because of a new law that, for the first time, requires equal coverage of Mental and physical illnesses. ...

Source: www.associatedcontent.com --- 6 days ago
A new law passed by congress with the 700 bailout package will require insurance companies to provide equal coverage for Mental illness Content Producer: Walt Crocker Published: Oct 08, 2008 ...

Source: www.startribune.com --- 6 days ago
New parity law is a policy milestone with broad support. ...

Source: www.un.org --- 5 days ago
Greater efforts are needed to address the difficulties in providing Mental Health Care and protecting the human rights of those with severe disorders, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging scaled up resources to provide Care to those who need it. ...

Source: www.nzherald.co.nz --- 10 days ago
A national web of Mental Health workers as extensive as New Zealand's network of GPs is needed to meet the country's Mental Health problems, an expert says. New Zealand's Health system was too focused on physical symptoms and needed... ...

Source: www.ameinfo.com --- 9 days ago
The Abu Dhabi government plans to overhaul Mental Health Care in the emirate by changing public attitudes and brdging gaps in treatment and funding for people with Mental Health conditions, reported The National. The Health Authority - Abu Dhabi is researching how access to Care can be increased and paid for while looking at ways to change perceptions of a traditionally taboo subject. Currently there is a lack of psychiatrists and hospitals and no standardised means of funding treatment for Mental Health conditions. ...

Source: www.baltimoresun.com --- 9 days ago
WASHINGTON More than one-third of all Americans will soon get better insurance coverage for Mental Health Care because of a new law that, for the first time, requires equal coverage of Mental and physical illnesses. The requirement, included in the economic bailout bill signed by President Bush on Friday, comes after 12 years of advocacy by friends and relatives of people with Mental illness and addiction disorders. Most employers and group Health plans provide less coverage for Mental Health Care than for the treatment of physical conditions like cancer and heart disease. They will need to modify their benefits to comply with the new law. Doctors said the law will make it easier for people to obtain treatment for a wide range of conditions including depression, autism, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and alcohol and drug abuse. ...

Source: www.philly.com --- 6 days ago
Recalling Philadelphia's roots as a medical innovator dating to colonial times, city officials outlined yesterday what they described as sweeping changes - some completed, others envisioned - in the treatment of drug addicts and the mentally ill. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 13 hours ago
New Statesman Oct 15 2008 10:38AM GMT ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 6 days ago
Psychiatrists and psychologists nationwide say they are seeing more patients limiting Mental Health treatments to save money amid broad financial concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports. ...

Source: www.physorg.com --- 5 days ago
Research paper: A retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics, involuntary admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983, and the number of psychiatric beds in England 1996-2006 The number of compulsory admissions to inpatient psychiatric Care has increased dramatically but the number of NHS beds has fallen, and there has also been a significant increase in the number of patients admitted for alcohol and drug problems, finds a study published today on bmj.com. ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 12 days ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) and The World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca) today released a joint report that aims to offer help to hundreds of millions of people who are affected by Mental disorders but cannot receive the Care and treatment they need. ...

Source: www.thedenverchannel.com --- 11 days ago
Mental Health patients lost some of their options this week as the University of Colorado Hospital decided to cut its inpatient psychiatric ward. ...

Source: www.omaha.com --- 43 days ago
Serving the mentally ill population better — be it in their own homes or in jail — is the goal of a symposium planned for Sept. 24. Members of the medical community, law enforcement and the public will discuss the lack of Mental Health services in Omaha. ...