Archive for the ‘Mental Health’ Category
Monday, February 11th, 2008
The House on Thursday voted 384-23 to approve legislation (HR 4848) that would extend for one year a law that prohibits health insurers from imposing annual or lifetime caps on mental health coverage that differ from those imposed for other illnesses, CQ Today reports. The law does not require health ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
An editorial in the November 2007 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry highlights 2 recent studies from Australia - as well as a systematic review of existing research - which have found that compulsory community treatment for people with mental disorders is unlikely to reduce 'revolving door' care.
In Britain ...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Five institutions were recognized for their expertise in the study of mental health in relation to traumatic experiences with a five-year, highly competitive $3.89 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct long-term studies that will address important questions concerning post-disaster resilience and wellness.
The Medical University of ...
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
'Samaritans provide a fresh pair of ears every three hours and give non judgmental support to people in emotional distress'' Devins.
Minister for Disability and Mental Health, Dr Jimmy Devins TD last monday visited the Dublin branch of the Samaritans in Marlborough Street.
Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide ...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
The importance of role disability, that is, inability to work or carry out usual activities, has become increasingly recognized as a major source of indirect costs of illness because of its high economic impact on ill workers, their employers, and society. However, there is limited information on the amount of ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Mental Health America commends the United States Senate for passing critical legislation to end mental health insurance discrimination, and its sponsors, Senators Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) for their leadership. The bill - S. 558, the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 - will ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
The Coalition for Fairness in Mental Illness Coverage commends the United States Senate for passing S. 558, the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, setting the stage for enactment of a strong parity bill. This legislation - because of the leadership of Senators Pete V. Domenici (R-NM), Edward M. Kennedy ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
The Senate on Tuesday night by unanimous consent passed legislation (S 558) that would require health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for treatment of mental illnesses as they do for physical illnesses, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports (Frommer, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 9/18).
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
Ronald Honberg, director of policy and legal affairs for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued the following statement on today's Virginia Tech Panel Report:
"The report is important for the entire nation. It exposes problems that exist not just in Virginia but throughout the ...
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