A surge in eating disorders in Medi-Cal patients shows stark gaps in care
Kim Nguyen weighed barely 80 pounds when she finally reached an eating disorder specialist through Medi-Cal last year.
Aug 17, 2023
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Kim Nguyen weighed barely 80 pounds when she finally reached an eating disorder specialist through Medi-Cal last year.
Aug 17, 2023
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You can already track your steps, your sleep—why not track your mood? Apple's latest software updates for its iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch will now allow users to log and track their moods. They are far from the first ...
Aug 15, 2023
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A breakthrough project mapping brain changes in nearly 1,300 people diagnosed with six different types of mental illness has revealed the extraordinary diversity of brain changes found in people with conditions like major ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Stressful life events (SLEs) in childhood, including emotional abuse, unmet basic needs, experiences of racism, household mental illness, household substance abuse, parental incarceration, and exposure to neighborhood violence, ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Not so long ago, mental health was considered a strictly personal matter that should be kept out of the workplace. Thankfully, times–and organizational priorities–have changed. Increasingly, managers are expected to be ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Childhood neglect and/or abuse can induce extreme stress that significantly changes neural networks and functions during growth. This can lead to mental illnesses, including depression and schizophrenia, but the exact mechanism ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Severe mental illness such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia have a tremendous impact not only on the affected individual, but on their families. Children of parents with severe mental illness ...
Jul 28, 2023
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With an El Niño summer promising hotter and drier conditions for much of Australia, we must rethink how we measure the impact bushfires and other extreme weather events have on our mental health and well-being, according ...
Jul 28, 2023
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In June, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the average age of the U.S. population reached a new high of nearly 39 years old. Today, roughly three million older adults who belong to a sexual and gender minority (individuals ...
Jul 25, 2023
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The warning bell has been sounded on the state of the health care system and its ability to adequately treat and triage youth mental health conditions.
Jul 24, 2023
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