HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. detailed an action plan May 4 to curb “overprescribing” of psychiatric medications when clinically indicated, with a focus on evaluating prescription patterns, assessing benefits and harms, and increasing use of nonmedication treatments. Six behavioral health executives…
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HHS outlined an action plan May 4 to “curb psychiatric overprescribing” when clinically indicated, especially for children. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., detailed the initiative at a MAHA Institute summit, focusing on evaluating prescription patterns, assessing benefits and harms,…
The federal push accelerating psychedelic research to treat mental illness is being driven more by advocacy and anecdotal momentum than new scientific breakthroughs, Jerry Rosenbaum, MD, founding director of the Boston-based Mass General Brigham Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics,…
The share of patients with anxiety and/or depression not receiving treatment increased between 2018 and 2024, even as medication use and prescribing volumes grew, according to an April 16 Trilliant Health study. Here are five notes from the study:
Psychedelics are gaining the attention of the federal government as a potential treatment for complex mental health conditions, but healthcare leaders remain divided on their readiness for broader clinical use. While some see promise for patients with treatment-resistant conditions, others…
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In the past two years, Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado has seen a 20% increase in emergency department visits related to mental health during the month of April, according to an April 15 report from Fox affiliate KXRM. The hospital cared…
Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital is launching outpatient mental health services for adult patients and expanding walk-in appointments for children. Beginning April 14, the hospital will open outpatient services for adult patients to improve daily functioning, develop coping strategies and enhance…
Optum/United Healthcare/United Behavioral Health has updated its clinical policy to allow psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in 26 states and the District of Columbia to order, supervise and administer transcranial magnetic stimulation. Previously, TMS was only ordered and administered by…
The American Dental Association has updated patient health history forms to include a mental health screening question and a prompt about GLP-1 receptor agonists. The ADA Council on Dental Practice approved the changes in January, according to a March 24…
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has opened a pediatric behavioral health center in Gaines Township, Mich., featuring a pediatric psychiatric urgent care center — the first of its kind in the state, NBC affiliate WOOD reported…