Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Evidence Concerning the Effectiveness of Psychotherapies With Children and Adolescents Current Opinion in Psychiatry article at
Medscape - "Psychotherapies play an important role in the treatment of psychopathological disorders in children and adolescents. While there is no doubt that, in principle, psychotherapy can be effective in this age group, this does not apply to all psychotherapeutic interventions. It is therefore essential to find out which psychotherapies are effective in which patients and under which conditions. Recent studies investigating this question have focused on empirically supported psychotherapeutic treatments carried out in efficacy and effectiveness studies. A selection of these studies are discussed in this review." [Viewing
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A Fight for Free Access To Medical Research Washington Post story on the Public Library of Science. The organization, "founded by a Nobel Prize-winning biologist and two colleagues, is plotting the overthrow of the system by which scientific results are made known to the world -- a $9 billion publishing juggernaut with subscription charges that range into thousands of dollars per year. In its place the organization is constructing a system that would put scientific findings on the Web -- for free."
Changes Sought at Hospitals for Veterans New York Times story - "The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans today to close seven hospitals, open others and refocus its health care services as part of a major restructuring. The plan includes major changes at 13 facilities...." [Viewing
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High Percentage Of Youth In The U.S. Report Symptoms Of Posttraumatic Stress And Other Disorders APA press release reprinted at
InteliHealth - "The carefree days of youth apparently arent so carefree anymore - if they ever were - according to the results of a new study of Americas adolescents. The study, involving 4,023 youth (ages 12-17) interviewed by telephone, finds that roughly 16 percent of boys and 19 percent of girls met the criteria for at least one of the following diagnosis: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive episode and substance abuse/dependence. The findings appear in the August issue of the
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association."
Magellan Health Services Develops Innovative School Program (Maryland) Business Wire story - "Magellan Health Services recently completed a communication and educational outreach program with Pattonville High School, a campus serving 2,000 students in Maryland Heights, Mo. The Pattonville High School Self-Esteem Campaign was founded on the premise that teenagers' self-esteem and resilience play significant roles in coping with serious issues such as substance abuse, eating disorders, depression, suicide and attention deficit/attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADD/ADHD). The five-month long campaign used a combination of student forums, a self-assessment survey, a home mailing, faculty break-out sessions, and communication materials to address issues related to teenagers' self-esteem and self-confidence."
Did Medicaid take all the money? (Massachusetts) Opinion column by John E. McDonough in the
Boston Globe - "There's a myth around town that the Massachusetts Legislature restored Medicaid coverage for 36,000 desperately low-income people in the 2004 state budget by slashing the rest of state government. On the surface, the evidence is compelling. ... Medicaid spending increases have not had the damaging effects on other state spending that a simple analysis suggests. New federal dollars, restructuring state services to maximize federal revenues, and broader health spending trends are all parts of the real story. .... Rather than looking at which program ''took the money,'' we need to confront how our shrinking fiscal capacity undermines the values we all share."
