Author: Staff

Here are the 10 most-read stories reported by Becker's Behavioral Health last month:

San Francisco legislators held a hearing on the city's public psychiatric services after Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital staff complaints that understaffing and inadequate follow-up care have led to costly patient readmissions, the San Francisco Standard reported last week.

Representatives of HHS are considering creating a task force to guide the use of FDA breakthrough psychedelic mental health therapies within the next two years, a letter obtained last week by political news organization the Intercept said.

Kaiser Permanente behavioral health services are under state investigation after provider complaints and staff resignations, California nonprofit news source Capital & Main reported last week. UPDATE 8/5: Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers are set to begin an open-ended strike Aug. 15…

Healthcare staffing and recruiting company Ingenovis Health launched a program aimed at boosting retention and wellbeing for nurses and other healthcare professionals, the company said in a news release.

A report published last week by the nonprofit advocacy group Disability Rights DC alleging abuse and neglect of adult and adolescent patients by staff at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington is traumatizing and injuring patients.

Vitamin B6 supplementation reduces feelings of anxiety and depression, a study published in July by Wiley Library Online found.

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital will use $50 million to study treatments for suicidality and bipolar disorder.

Abbott's deep brain stimulation device was awarded the FDA's breakthrough device designation for treatment-resistant depression, Abbott said July 27. 

Kingston, Pa.-based Commonwealth Health First Hospital is closing, along with its affiliated outpatient behavioral health services, on Oct. 30, the Times Leader reported Aug. 1.