Mental Health

UnitedHealthcare members are requesting a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that would limit the insurer's obligation to cover mental health treatments, according to a March 13 report from Bloomberg. 

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial in partnership with ANANDA Scientific for an investigational drug to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

Nonprofit safety organization ECRI has listed pediatric mental health the top patient safety threat in 2023.

Mental health issues have been a taboo topic in the U.S. for generations, but that has started to change.

North Carolina is tackling the mental health crisis from many angles, having proposed a $1 billion behavioral health budget, developed care platforms, and now, opening a new youth psychiatric hospital in Butner. 

Healthcare workers are increasingly opting for contract roles and self-employment, according to a recent study from LinkedIn.

Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. physicians have suicidal thoughts, while psychiatrists fare even worse, according to Medscape's ''Physician Burnout Report" published March 3.

The highest percentage of the 56,919 actively practicing psychiatrists in the U.S. reside in California, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

The lowest percentage of the 56,919 actively practicing psychiatrists in the U.S. reside in Wyoming, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, is continuing to perform the duties of his office while undergoing inpatient treatment for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, The New York Times reported March. 9.