psychiatric
Autistic teen in mental health crisis waited weeks in ER for psychiatric bed
The Washington Post Exclusive Zach Chafos languished for a total of 76 days in a Maryland ER waiting for a psychiatric bed — part of a growing mental health treatment crisis for teens across the country October 20, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EDT A photo of Zachary Chafos dressed as one of his favorite Pixar …
Harmony United Psychiatric Care Enhances Behavioral Health Services with Genomind’s Precision Digital Mental Health Platform
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harmony United Psychiatric Care, a leading multi-city behavioral health practice and Genomind®, the leader in comprehensive digital mental health solutions, are teaming up to provide the newest tools for precision mental health services in Florida. The mental health crisis has worsened during the pandemic and the need for more access and new tools …
‘Breaking the links’ in the chain of violence: Journal of Psychiatric Practice continues series on therapeutic risk management approach
IMAGE: Applying chain analysis to identify pathways of reinforcement that can cause violent ideas and behaviors to persist. view more Credit: Journal of Psychiatric Practice May 6, 2021 – With mass shootings and other seemingly meaningless acts of violence in the headlines all too frequently, strategies to assess the risk and reduce the potential for violent …
Coronavirus live updates: Covid-19 tied to increased risk of neurological and psychiatric illness, study says
Nearly 8 in 10 teachers, school staff and child-care workers have received at least their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, federal officials said, after a push to make the vaccine available to them. The Biden administration made the vaccine available directly to teachers and school staff through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, where people …
Data-Driven: How Technology Can Improve Psychiatric Practice
As smartphone ownership has skyrocketed and internet connectivity has become a necessity, patients and clinicians alike have seen the potential of evidence-based digital interventions. However, mainstream clinical practice has been slow to adopt these new technologies. Reluctance to use digital interventions might be related to attitude/familiarity, knowledge, and systemic/liability concerns. The slow adoption may also …
North Central Health Care youth psychiatric hospital will keep care closer to home
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — Soon, youth in crisis needing inpatient care will be able to get it closer to home. North Central Health Care is in the process of building Wisconsin’s first county-owned youth psychiatric hospital on its main campus in Wausau. A rendering of North Central Health Care’s new youth psychiatric hospital gives a …
Nurses rip Holyoke psychiatric hospital plan; Baystate Health mum on project following revelations about partner US HealthVest
HOLYOKE — Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association union, those dealing with behavioral health issues and their advocates fear Baystate Health’s plan to close inpatient units in Westfield, Palmer and Greenfield and build a new mental health hospital in Holyoke. On Monday about 30 of them gathered at the proposed site of the $30 million …
