Thursday, February 20, 2003
Long-Term Effects of Post-Trauma Events New York Times article - "Among New Yorkers who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after Sept. 11, 2001, those who have lost family members, lost jobs or experienced other stress since the attack are the most likely to still be having symptoms, researchers have found." [Viewing
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Psychotropic Practice Patterns for Youth: A 10-Year Perspective Abstract, in
Medscape's
Money & Medicine Journal Scan of an article from the
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine - "This study is the first to provide an overview of the prevalence and usage of all major psychotropic medication classes during a decade in which substantial clinical and policy changes affected the US youth population." [Viewing
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Pancreatitis Associated With Valproate Treatment Article from
The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update at
Medscape on the risk of pancreatitis in pediatric patients taking valproate products such as Depakote, Depakene and Depacon. [Viewing
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Call for Papers and Presentations: Making Gains: Research, Recovery & Renewal in Mental Health & Addictions Call for papers (
Adobe Acrobat format) from researchers, policy analysts and activists from the voluntary and community sector, consumer/survivor organizations and agencies for a major conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario September 28 to October 1, 2003, CAMH, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health & Addiction Programs, and the Alcohol & Drug Recovery Association of Ontario.
Some Concerns Thrive on Medicaid Patients Story in the
New York Times "Business" section - "As President Bush presses Congress to let private insurers take over more of Medicare and Medicaid, a handful of for-profit managed care companies are already hard at it, running state programs for five million low-income people in Medicaid plans. Despite yawning deficits and Medicaid budget cuts in many states, the companies involved in managed care are thriving, and some of the nation's biggest private health insurers are expanding their Medicaid operations." [Viewing
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State fails again on children's services (Maine) Maine Today story - "Maine's system of tracking children who need psychiatric services is so inadequate that a federal court ordered the state Wednesday to hire an outside mental health expert to remedy the problem."
U.S. drug czar touts new treatment plans CNN story - "The federal anti-drug plan for 2003 includes new initiatives to help drug addicts seek treatment, partnerships with faith-based programs and an aggressive battle against drug dealers, White House anti-drug czar John Walters said Wednesday."
Canadian Mental Health Assoc. to submit housing proposal Story in the
Belleville Intelligencer - "The Canadian Mental Health Association has been selected as the organization to put forward a proposal to provide housing for the homeless by the Hastings-Quinte joint social services committee. The project is being funded by the federal governments Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative in the amount of $204,000."
Union members protest mental health cuts (Connecticut) Newsday story - "About 50 laid-off or soon-to-be-laid-off state workers rallied outside the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services on Wednesday, urging an end to job cuts. The protesters, members of the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, want to prevent 67 psychiatric social workers from losing their jobs on Thursday."
Employers learn to deal with mentally ill Kent County Daily Times (Rhode Island) story that provides an overview of the developmenment of Employee Assistance Programs and their role in the workplace now, focusing on some local examples.
Depression often undiagnosed in the elderly AP story reprinted at
CTV (Canada) - "Old-age symptoms can mask signs of depression, making it difficult to diagnose and treat about the more than two million older North Americans who suffer from depression, doctors say."
Pending closure of group home sparks questions (Oregon) Curry Pilot story on the proposed closing of Driftwood Home in Gold Beach, a small residential facility - "Curry County Human Services Director Deborah Wilson said closing the Driftwood Home will translate into higher hospital costs, as people who would have been sent to the home will instead be admitted to the hospital for 24-hour care."
