Dr. Julian Somers, SFU Professor of Health Sciences & Clinical Psychologist, offers solutions to addiction, mental illness and homelessness.
On the heels of Mental Illness Awareness Week, clinical leaders from Magellan Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGLN), an industry leader in behavioral health care management, are now gathering to discuss a variety of innovative solutions for addressing the unique needs and improving outcomes of ...
Fountain House, which touts itself as the pioneer of the modern clubhouse model, aims to put an end to the "punitive, ineffective and costly" approaches to those with mental illness.ABC News Fountain House, which touts itself as the pioneer of the modern clubhouse model, aims to put an...
There should also be efforts to destigmatize mental illness, Garcia says. "We want to make sure that students are comfortable coming forward and asking for help. And also that we can engage them in a way that they don't necessarily have to ask," he says. "It's an interesting time...
The Medical Director Institute of the National Council for Behavioral Health convened an expert panel to examine the extent to which mental illness plays a role in mass violence and offer recommendations from a behavioral health perspective.
Objective: The growing problem of premature death in people with serious mental illness is a critical call to action. Few resources exist that can help integrate physical health into behavioral health treatment. This study examined the effectiveness of a manualized, psychoeducational wellness toolkit ...
Anecdotal reports and first-person accounts by psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and nurses with lived experience of mental illness ("prosumers... Vasudevi,Reddy - 《First Language》 被引量: 0发表: 1996年 Participants Don't Need Theories Knowing Minds in Engagement The theory-theory ...
In New York City, for example, every teen is offered free online therapy as part of its attempt to stem mental illness. Talkspace, the telehealth company involved in the city’s effort and similar initiatives nationwide, says the potential to quickly deploy its online therapy on a large sca...
Health plans have incentives to discourage high-cost enrollees (such as persons with mental illness) from joining. Public policy to counter incentives created by adverse selection is difficult when managed care controls cost through methods that are largely beyond the grasp of direct regulation. In ...
Combining yoga, meditation, reiki, and other alternative therapies, our holistic treatment program provides healthy coping skills for improved mental & physical health. Art Therapy Rehab Self expression through art can be a useful way for some who may normally have a hard time opening up to explor...