Becker’s Behavioral Health

ChatGPT Health inconsistently triggered suicide-crisis alerts cases in which users described specific plans for self-harm, according to a study published Feb. 23 in Nature Medicine. The evaluation — led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai…

A study led by Los Angeles-based UCLA Health found that an accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation protocol delivered over five consecutive days produced outcomes comparable to the standard six-week course for patients with treatment-resistant depression. The study was published June 15…

Alameda (Calif.) Health System is seeking to close two intensive outpatient treatment programs at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., and Fairmont Hospital in San Leandro, Calif., according to a Feb. 11 public notice from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. …

Lalithkumar Solai, MD, chief of mental health at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, told Becker’s how the system is transforming emergency department triage for behavioral health patients through the use of EmPATH — emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment and…

A study led by Cleveland Clinic found diagnostic agreement between primary services and consultation-liaison psychiatry for delirium was 88%, compared to 67% for strict depression diagnoses.  The multisite study was published Dev. 5 in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Cleveland…

Nearly 23% of U.S. adults have a mental illness and 48% of those individuals did not receive treatment in 2024, prompting health systems leaders to rethink traditional, clinical-based models of care. To address these gaps, the American Hospital Association’s Community…

Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare has opened its first large-scale permanent supportive housing development in Clatsop County, a 32-unit project in Astoria, Ore., designed to serve people with mental health and substance use disorders.  The Baker Building includes at least nine units…

Behavioral health providers across the U.S. are expanding access to specialized psychiatric services, opening inpatient units, outpatient clinics and research centers to meet growing demand.  Here are seven recent openings to know:

About 2,400 mental health professionals at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have authorized a one-day unfair labor practice strike.  The authorization follows a vote that began in late January and ended Feb. 21, with 92% of participating mental health professionals —…

Nashville-Tenn.-based Centerstone has completed a $109,000 renovation of its Sawyer Road clinic in Sarasota, Fla., adding a therapeutic sensory room for pediatric patients.  The project converted two former offices into a dedicated space for intake, assessments and therapy sessions, according…