Posts Tagged ‘mental health care’

by sierraromeo [sarah-ji]

Question by Eyes have not seen…: Mental Health?
As a Social Worker, I am looking for better ways to engage clients with severe mental health dx’s (schiophrenia, bi-polar, paranoia, etc.) to get them interested or involeved in their care. Any suggestions of approaches? Also what do u find helpful when trying o speak to a client wxperiencing delusions/hallucinations?

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Answer by Brad W
when speaking to them during a hallucination… keep asking them what they are seeing ask them to describe what is going on and calmly talk to them slipping in a couple questions you really want to know the answer to

Provincial Government Releases External Review of Psychiatric Services in Corrections — Minister of Justice Darin King releases an external peer review of psychiatric services in Newfoundland and Labrador Corrections and outlines the Provincial …

Veterans' Perceptions of Behavioral Health Care in the Veterans Health …
Results Half of patients reported always receiving routine appointments as soon as requested, and 42% were highly satisfied with their VHA mental health care. Approximately 74% of patients reported being helped by the treatment they received, yet only …
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Bassett files with state to discontinue inpatient psychiatric services
Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has notified the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) that due to severe provider shortages it plans to discontinue its inpatient psychiatric services. email print. By Mid-York Weekly. Uticaod. By Mid-York …
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Technology Innovations Conference at the White House — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Technology Innovations Conference at the White House. On September 16, 2013, the top three challenge finalists of…

From Former Army Psychiatrist, Answers On Mental Health Treatment
The recent shooting at the Fort Hood Army base has raised questions about how the military deals with mental health issues. Melissa Block talks with Doctor Steve Xenakis, a retired Retired Brigadier General in the Army and a psychiatrist, about the …
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Plan would change payments for mental health care
Under the current system, the state Department of Children and Families contracts with 117 public and private Crisis Stabilization Units around the state to provide emergency mental health treatment, paying nearly $ 300 a day per bed regardless of …
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Report: Mass. Mental Health Services 'Way Behind'
BOSTON — Massachusetts is “way behind” in its delivery of mental health services with treatment options hampered by budget cuts since 2009, inadequate funding for police training and a shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds that is putting stress on …
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"When people enter the service, there's not a mental health evaluation."
But there was some bipartisan consensus that the military should take a closer look at the mental health of enlisted service members. On Fox News Sunday, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said …
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Fort Hood Shooting Renews Attention To Mental Health Services
… about mental health care for soldiers and veterans. Derek Bennett, the chief of staff at Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss ongoing efforts to improve mental health services for members of the military.
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by marsmet481

Question by J.Taylor: What are mental health facilities like?
What do they look like and what do the patients do there? And how do they get there? Does their doctor recommend them? How long do they stay there?

Does thereapy really help? I heard it doesn’t and just makes patients worse. Do mental facilities really brainwash you? If so, how?

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Answer by Chris, Appointmentlink.com
Mental health facilities are often near or even on the premises of a hospital and resemble hospitals because mental health is a medical issue. I feel that many people go to mental health facilities in the same manner they go to the dentist. Some people can recognize early when they are having a tooth problem and seek help right away at the dentist, some people ignore the problem until all their teeth fall out or an ambulance brings them to a hospital for emergency medical treatment. It truly seems like people can understand dental pain but when the pain is in their brain they let that excruciating pain continue, untreated, until their mental health becomes an emergency.

Care for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: Concerns and Barriers to Collaboration — Keynote Speaker: Carol McDaid, Principal of Capitol Decisions, Inc. Wellstone Public Policy and Mental Health Series College of Education, Leadership and Cou…

The ACA Can't Fix Our Mental Health Crisis
As more people sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, the next few months will usher in a fundamental change in mental health care. Under the ACA, insurers are for the first time required to cover mental health and substance abuse …
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SAMHSA Mental Illness Maps Show State-By-State Prevalence; Breakdown Is …
New data displaying snapshots of mental illness in state-by-state breakdowns are the most recent announcement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The survey, known as the National Survey on Drug Use and …
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