Telemedicine has a lot of positives. It expands access at a time when there is a growing shortage of providers, particularly in some specialties such as psychiatry. It can be… Read More
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy (BCBT) is a cost-effective intervention for active-duty soldiers who are at risk of suicide. Using the federal discount rate, it is estimated that the U.S. Department… Read More
This podcast highlights Kathy Day’s experience as a caregiver to her relative with mental illness. Ms. Day answers questions concerning caregiver stigma and public awareness for people who may not… Read More
Multiple factors continue to drive health plan, health care providers, and other stakeholders to find innovative ways to expand access to behavioral health, inclusive of substance use disorder treatment services.… Read More
A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that social determinants are a major impediment to managing care for high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries. The biggest impediments include a… Read More
People with substance use disorder were 2.41 times more likely to die after undergoing valve surgery for endocarditis than people without substance use disorder. In a group of 228 people… Read More
Unsheltered homeless individuals are far more likely to report significant health concerns than sheltered homeless individuals. Approximately 50% of unsheltered people reported having a combination of a physical health condition,… Read More
In 2017, the rate of veteran suicide was 1.5 times that for non-veteran adults, after adjusting for age and sex. During this year, the average rate of veteran suicide was… Read More
What’s in a percentage? 5%—The proportion of the population using 50% of health care resources 10%—The proportion of the population with an addiction 20%—The proportion of the population with a… Read More
Traditionally, pharmacists provide medication education and monitor side effects of patients. In a recent study exploring pharmacist comfort in the area of suicide education, most pharmacists expressed an interest in… Read More
Behavioral health provider organizations have long understood that biopsychosocial factors have a significant impact on behavioral health. In 1943, the humanist psychologist Abraham Maslow introduced the concept of a hierarchy… Read More
Worldwide, nearly 800,000 people die of suicide each year.1 In this webinar, effective suicide prevention strategies, such as placing a focus on more sensitively identifying when a patient’s suicide risk… Read More
Social determinants of health (SDoH) – like socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to health care – can have drastic impacts on individual… Read More
Depression, alcohol dependency, risk of suicide, childhood trauma — clinical professionals and provider organizations employ a variety of assessment tools and standardized questions to screen consumers for the drivers of… Read More
On May 16, 2019, Boston Medical Center (BMC) announced it had implemented a social determinants of health (SDoH) screener for primary care consumers in order to better identify and address… Read More
Pew Research Center statistics indicate that 95% of Americans now own some type of cellphone, and that 77% are smartphones.1 Increases in digital adoption for residents in the U.S. certainly… Read More
Schizophrenia affects roughly 1.1% percent of the U.S. population (3.4 million adults), with direct annual costs estimated at $47 billion. Schizophrenia is defined as a chronic, relapsing, and disabling disorder,… Read More
In this short presentation, hear from Jake Behrens, MD, as he defines telemedicine and telepsychiatry, explores mental health care access and the impacts of technology on access, and discusses the… Read More
Low-income adults, whether uninsured, covered by Medicaid, or covered by private health insurance, generally reported better access to health care in states that expanded Medicaid. In this context, low-income is defined… Read More
On September 19, 2018, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it awarded more than $1 billion in grants targeting opioid use disorder prevention and treatment. The… Read More
During this question and answer session, William Wood and Deb Adler respond to unanswered questions from the PsychU webinar, “Tackling Behavioral Health Provider Shortages: Health Plan Strategies From Access To… Read More
Given the growing demand and shrinking availability of clinical professionals – both psychiatrists and allied health providers such as social workers and psychologists – health plans are challenged to assure timely access… Read More
About 3.4% of adults, or approximately 8.5 million, in the United States have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (SUDs). This is about 45.5% of adults with SUD, and about… Read More
If behavioral health utilization trends and behavioral workforce trends in California continue at the current rate, by 2028, the state will have 41% fewer psychiatrists than are needed to meet… Read More
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 More
Over half (52%) of an estimated 7.7 million adults with co-occurring mental health and addiction disorders each year from 2008 through 2014 received no treatment for either disorder. About 9.1%… Read More
This summary was developed utilizing the full recorded presentation of this webinar. You can access the full sourcing, polling results, or recording here: https://psychu.org/suicide-affects-everyone-role-health-care-professional-suicide-prevention/. On September 14, 2017, internationally recognized… Read More
Researchers with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed a 10-item screening tool to identify health-related social needs. The tool focuses on five domains that can be… Read More