David Jankowski, DO, was sentenced to a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $40 million for running two pill mills in Michigan, the Justice Department said April 26.
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Psychiatrists make an average of $247,350 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Clinical psychologists make an average of $102,740 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
The state of mental health in the U.S. is a top concern for many, including Melissa Eckstein, president of Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, Ore.
The average salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $247,350, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
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Psychiatrists working in ambulatory care settings are paid the most, on average, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Physician assistants working in outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers are paid the most, on average, among all behavioral health settings, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Laplace, La.-based River Place Behavioral Health is reopening its intensive outpatient program, L'Observateur reported April 22.
Registered nurses working in the offices of nonphysician mental health practitioners are paid the most, on average, among all behavioral health settings, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.
Phoenix-based mental healthcare network Meadows Behavioral Healthcare has opened five new facilities since Dec. 20.