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Potential & Limitations Of Mobile Technology As A Tool For Mental Health Assessment

Article January 17, 2018

Background & Purpose In many cases, mental health clinicians must rely upon their own observations and clinical judgment, as well as patients’ self-reports, for determining the presence of mental illness.… Read More

Medical Licensure Questions & Physician Reluctance To Seek Care For Mental Health Conditions

Article January 8, 2018

Key Messages Researchers investigated whether state medical licensure application questions (MLAQs) about mental health are related to physicians’ reluctance to seek help for a mental health condition because of concerns… Read More

A Tool To Predict Risk Of Violence In Individuals With Schizophrenia Spectrum Or Bipolar Disorder

Article July 26, 2017

A group of researchers from the United Kingdom and Sweden developed a tool to predict the risk of violence in people with schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar disorder. A report “Identification… Read More

Q&A: The MACRA Quality Payment Program: What Behavioral Health Care Professionals Should Know

Podcast July 21, 2017

During this question and answer session, Paul Cotton, BA, Director of Federal Affairs at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and Elizabeth Arend, MPH, Quality Improvement Advisor at the… Read More

Q&A: Identifying Populations For Care Coordination Interventions: The Health Plan Perspective

Podcast July 14, 2017

During this question and answer session, William Lopez, MD, CPE, Senior Medical Director, and Lisa Kay, MBA, MSW, Clinical Program Manager on the Clinical Program Development Team focusing on behavioral… Read More

Covariates Of Depression & High Utilizers Of Healthcare: Impact On Resource Use & Costs

Article July 11, 2017

Key Messages Although an association between depression and increased healthcare costs is apparent, the impact of depressive symptoms on healthcare utilization has not yet been fully determined. Adult patients with… Read More

Stigma & Discrimination Experienced By People Living With Severe & Persistent Mental Illness In Assertive Community Treatment Settings

Article June 26, 2017

Key Messages This study, which examined experiences of discrimination from the patient’s perspective among 50 people living with severe and persistent mental illness, found that discrimination is encountered in many everyday… Read More

Myths & Misconceptions In Mental Health – PsychU Stigma Anniversary Interview With Michael Townsend, LMSW

Interview June 26, 2017

In this interview following up one year after PsychU’s Stigma Forum, Michael Townsend, LMSW dispelled common myths about mental health, discussed societal attitudes about those with mental illnesses, and explained… Read More

Bridging The Gaps In Mental Health Care Coordination In Oklahoma

Article June 2, 2017

Written by Kristin Pareja, PharmD, BCPS, Managed Market Liaison with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., and Laura Anguiano, PhD, Medical Science Liaison with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.… Read More

Opinions On The Treatment Of MDD

Video June 2, 2017

As part of PsychU’s growth and prominence in the mental health community, three large panel presentations were conducted in New York City, Raleigh, NC, and the Los Angeles area discussing… Read More

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