What I Really Need From My Mental Health Provider
Individuals with mental illness often have complex medical, mental, and social needs that must be met in order to achieve wellbeing. During part two of a four part interview, Carol… Read More
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Patient-Centered Communication In The Mental Health Field
Patient-centered care focuses on the needs, values, and preferences of the patient with the goal of improving wellbeing; good communication skills are essential for success. During part one of a… Read MoreAddressing The Ethical & Legal Concerns Of Caregiver Involvement In The Treatment Planning Process: Recommendations For Psychiatrists
In February 2015, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published an educational paper providing psychiatrists with recommendations on navigating the ethical and legal landscape of involving caregivers in treatment for individuals… Read MoreNew Multi-Year Study With Intermountain Healthcare Finds Integrated Team-Based Care Has Many Benefits For Patients & Providers, Some Drawbacks
A new study notes that there is limited research of the long-term, large scale efficacy of integrating mental health treatment into team-based primary care which meets the standards for patient-centered… Read MoreDo Community Engagement & Planning Interventions, When Compared With Resources For Services Interventions, Demonstrate Greater Outcomes For Impoverished Populations? Comparative Findings From Community Partners In Care (CPIC) & Secondary Research
While it has been shown that primary care-based quality improvement (QI) programs for depression are effective at combatting racial and ethnic disparities in quality and access for mental health care… Read MoreFollow Up Q&A – The MACRA Quality Payment Program: What Behavioral Health Care Professionals Should Know
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 MoreWebinar Summary – The MACRA Quality Payment Program: What Behavioral Health Care Professionals Should Know
This summary was developed utilizing the full recorded presentation of this webinar, which is available on PsychU for all members free of charge. For full sourcing and polling results, please… Read MoreThe MACRA Quality Payment Program: What Behavioral Health Care Professionals Should Know
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the far reaching Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015… Read MoreDo Inflammation & Metabolic Disturbances Metastasize To The Brain? Implications For Disease Modeling & Novel Approaches In Psychiatry (Inflammation Series Part 1)
During this webinar, Dr. Roger S. McIntyre, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology (University of Toronto), Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit (University Health Network), and Executive Director of the… Read MoreBridging The Gap Between Primary Care & Psychiatry In The Treatment Of MDD: A Discussion Among Nurses
While collaboration between primary care and psychiatry is a goal in treating mental illness, there remains significant opportunities for improvement. Nurses are well-positioned to contribute to this effort. In this… Read More - PsychU For You
