Telemedicine could revolutionize access to mental health treatment
For millions of Americans, mental health treatment is largely out of reach—a fact one FIU psychologist is trying to change.
Oct 13, 2014
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For millions of Americans, mental health treatment is largely out of reach—a fact one FIU psychologist is trying to change.
Oct 13, 2014
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Vulnerable young people have a higher occurrence of psychiatric disorders and there is a vital need for better uptake of long-term treatment services, a Cardiff University study has found.
Jul 30, 2014
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New research quantifying the risk of admission to hospital for self-harm has identified a raised risk of self-harm among groups of patients with certain physical illnesses. While it is known that psychiatric illnesses are ...
Feb 13, 2014
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(HealthDay)—There are wide variations in the use of stimulants to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at both the state and the county level, according to research published online Aug. 2 in Psychiatric Services.
Aug 10, 2013
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A screening tool used in general hospitals to detect suicide risk among patients who have self harmed should be ditched, concludes a study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Jul 29, 2013
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Individual ethnic groups use psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland very differently, a study suggests.
Jul 15, 2013
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Young men who are gang members suffer unprecedented levels of psychiatric illness, placing a heavy burden on mental health services, according to new research led by Queen Mary, University of London.
Jul 12, 2013
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(HealthDay)— The United States must bring the issue of mental illness "out of the shadows" with a more vigorous national discussion, President Barack Obama said Monday in opening a one-day White House conference on mental ...
Jun 3, 2013
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The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest researchers in a paper ...
May 21, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Patients with the most severe and dangerous form of chronic anorexia are more likely to make a significant improvement towards recovery and stay in therapy if traditional psychological treatments are re-focused ...
May 20, 2013
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