News tagged with mental health services
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ER visits linked to ADHD meds up sharply
(HealthDay)—U.S. emergency department visits involving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs more than doubled from 2005 to 2010, with the largest hike occurring among adults, says a new ...
Attention deficit disorders
Jan 25, 2013 |
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AAFP to Obama: Family docs key in violence prevention
(HealthDay)—Family physicians can play a role in addressing and preventing violence in the community, according to a Jan. 17 letter to President Obama from the American Association of Family Physicians ...
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Jan 25, 2013 |
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Emergency room visits after energy drinks on rise (Update)
A new U.S. government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged ...
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Prescription painkillers trail only marijuana in abuse rates, report shows
(HealthDay)—Prescription painkillers are second only to marijuana when it comes to drug abuse, a new government report claims.
Medications
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Rate of non-medical use of RX pain meds 4.6 percent
(HealthDay)—The rate of non-medical use of prescription pain relievers in the past year among individuals aged 12 years and older is estimated at 4.6 percent nationally, with considerable variation between ...
Medications
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Researchers find minimal state cost from Medicaid expansion in California
(Medical Xpress)—As the California Legislature prepares to consider bills relating to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid, the state has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance ...
Health
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Mental-health parity can cut costs
(Medical Xpress)—Implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act could save tens, possibly hundreds of billions of dollars and prevent needless suffering. The federal government has promised further guidance about how the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 24, 2012 |
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Health Survey for England reveals a nation in pain
Today's Health Survey for England reveals more than 14 million sufferers of chronic pain - pain which has lasted for more than three months. The study found that pain is more common among some groups than others, pain incurs ...
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Dec 21, 2012 |
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More than half a million California adults think seriously about committing suicide, study reveals
(Medical Xpress)—More than half a million adults in California seriously thought about committing suicide during the previous year, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 20, 2012 |
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US shooting revives debate over mental health care
The deadly US shooting rampage last week has revived debate about access to mental health care—a tough issue as state funds dry up and laws make it difficult to treat people against their will.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Is the mental health system failing troubled kids?
(HealthDay)— In the aftermath of the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 20 children in Newtown, Conn., last Friday, voices around the nation are asking, "How could this have happened?"
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Dec 18, 2012 |
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Christmas Island detention centre sees spike in demand for mental health services
The "prison-like" immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island are not appropriate for asylum seekers, and there has been a rise in the demand for mental health services at the facility, according ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Call to free vulnerable from offshore detention
(Medical Xpress)—High rates of self-harm and mental distress among asylum seekers in long-term detention has renewed calls for the review of Australia's offshore processing.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 10, 2012 |
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SAMHSA: Prevalence of mental illness in U.S. stable in 2011
(HealthDay)—In 2011, nearly one in five adults in the United States reported any mental illness (AMI), and one in twenty suffered from serious mental illness (SMI), according to a Nov. 29 report published ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 05, 2012 |
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'Synthetic pot' sending thousands of young people to ER
(HealthDay)—U.S emergency rooms tended to more than 11,400 cases of drug-related health complications specifically linked to the use of synthetic marijuana in 2010, a new government report reveals.
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Dec 04, 2012 |
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