"Comparative mental health policy: Are there lessons to be learned?"
By Steve Lurie of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This article was published in the International Review of Psychiatry, published by Routledge, part of the Taylor and Francis Group, in their volume 17, number 2 / April 2005 and through whose courtesy IIMHL members will be able to review the article free of charge for the month of July.
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Thursday, July 14, 2005
New Treatment for Severe Depression Found UPI story reprinted at
MentalHelpNet - "German scientists say they've found a new therapy for severe depression that doesn't impair memory as does electro-shock treatment. Bonn University Clinic researchers say the less aggressive alternative is called transcranial magnetic stimulation. Although most depressed patients are helped by medication or psychotherapy, about five percent are not."
Bargaining for A Health Care Breakthrough Column by David Broder in the
Washington Post, called to our attention by the
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report - "When John Breaux retired from the Senate last year, many assumed that the let's-make-a-deal approach he had perfected in his 18 years of service had vanished with him. In an increasingly partisan and polarized Congress, the bargaining skills Breaux displayed seemed relics of another time. It turns out that we underestimated the conservative Democrat from Louisiana, the canny Cajun whose willingness to negotiate across party lines had made him a valuable ally to both Republican and Democratic presidents. In retirement to a Washington consultant's role, Breaux has resurfaced as the spark plug of a 'Ceasefire on Health Care' campaign that already has achieved a few small successes and is aiming for much bigger breakthroughs in the effort to rescue America's dysfunctional medical delivery system." [Viewing
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NIH Inquiry Shows Widespread Ethical Lapses, Lawmaker Says LA Times story - "Results from an ongoing internal review of drug company consulting payments to scientists at the National Institutes of Health show the agency's ethical problems are serious and widespread, a House committee chairman said Wednesday. The review examined whether a sample of 81 NIH scientists had moonlighted for industry without getting required permission from the agency, whether they disclosed company payments on annual forms and whether they performed company services on government time. More than half, 44, were found by NIH officials to have violated the agency's then-existing policies or recommendations. Excerpts from the findings, provided in recent days by NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni to three members of Congress, were obtained by the Los Angeles Times." [Viewing
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Ontario ups ante for mental health (Canada) National Post story - "Health Minister George Smitherman says the province will spend $58.3 million this year to improve access to community-based mental health services. He says he hopes more care in the community will ease the stigma around mental illness. The money will provide agencies with resources to manage cases better, improve crisis response, and supportive housing."
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