Nearly 2 million adults in California, about 8 percent of the population, need mental health treatment, but the majority receive no services or inadequate services, despite a state law mandating that health insurance providers ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Widespread media reports have highlighted the concerning rise in domestic violence because of lockdown. Much of these reports have focused on the impact on women and children. However, many older adult victims of domestic ...
May 11, 2020
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Complacency about the vulnerability of children to COVID-19 infection and their ability to transmit the virus "cannot continue," and schools must not remain open for face-to-face teaching in the setting of ongoing community ...
Aug 14, 2020
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(HealthDay)—From Aug. 19, 2020, to Feb. 1, 2021, the percentage of adults with symptoms of an anxiety or depressive disorder increased, as did the percentage reporting that they needed but did not receive mental health ...
Mar 30, 2021
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A research letter published by JAMA Psychiatry examined access to care before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and after the ACA for patients grouped by mental health status using a scale to assess mental ...
Sep 6, 2017
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The number of people reporting feelings of severe distress in England has steadily risen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL, King's College London and the SPECTRUM Consortium.
Jul 6, 2023
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(HealthDay)—A new federal report finds that fewer U.S. teens and young adults are indulging in frat-party style drinking because their levels of binge drinking have gone down over the past six years.
Jun 23, 2017
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Increasing numbers of older family carers, some in their 80s and 90s, are providing care to support adult children with severe learning disabilities or autism, according to a significant new report published today (Wednesday ...
Nov 22, 2019
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Flinders University's Dr. Vivian Isaac (senior lecturer in rural mental health) and Ph.D. student Dennis Asante led a team that has made key observations for improving access to mental health support for older people with ...
Jun 3, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online ...
Feb 6, 2019
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