Becker’s Behavioral Health

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine Children’s Health appointed Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, as chief of the division of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Vanderbilt takes over from Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD, who served as the division’s founding chief and led the…

People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder face a higher risk of death from any cause, as well as from suicide, injuries and natural causes, compared with people without the condition, according to a study published Oct. 19 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Valley Hospital has named Carlos Salcedo CFO. Mr. Salcedo most recently served as assistant CFO at Hermitage, Tenn.-based TriStar Summit Medical Center, according to an Oct. 19 LinkedIn post from Parkridge Health System. He brings experience in…

A series of recent studies highlights widening gaps in mental health access, shifting prescription patterns and mixed outcomes across behavioral healthcare in the U.S. The findings point to growing pressures on providers, uneven availability of services and emerging questions around…

As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building…

Federal regulators are drawing a firmer line between the kratom leaf and the concentrated, lab-altered compounds sold beside it in gas stations, smoke shops and online. The consequences of that second category are already showing up in poison center calls,…

A former Tennessee mental health counseling center owner was sentenced Oct. 13 to three years of probation and ordered to pay $1,048,840 in restitution for failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, the Justice Department said. Mari…

Mental health ghost networks reach well beyond public insurance programs. Directory errors affected 55.6% of evaluable secret shopper calls to psychiatrists and psychologists listed by the largest commercial carrier in each of five states, according to a study published Oct.…