Behavioral Health News

Nurses at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., plan to strike this week over the closure of the geriatic psychiatric ward and alleged understaffing and lack of supplies, local news source CBS Bay Area reported June 20.

The Maryland union branch of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees criticized state officials for endangering staff at a maximum-security state psychiatric hospital for non-adherence to state staffing laws, leading to assaults on employees, local news source…

Advanced Spine and Pain, a pain management practice based in Phoenix, is launching a treatment plan that integrates behavioral health services to provide minimally invasive, whole-patient pain care.

  The pandemic severely disrupted mental health services while the public health, social and economic effects caused by the pandemic increased mental health issues globally, including more widespread suicidal thoughts and behaviors, a study conducted by the World Health Organization…

Using data collected by Mental Health America in 2021, this is a breakdown of the 10 states with the highest prevalence of any mental illness in the U.S.

Plans are in motion for the first mental health urgent care in Knoxville, Tenn., local news source WVLT reported June 15.

A plan to convert former Kennewick (Wash.) General Hospital into a bicounty mental health and drug treatment center fell through after an agreement couldn't be reached on length-of-stay restrictions, the Tri-City Herald reported June 15.

Health insurance companies have invested millions of dollars in behavioral health programs and technologies recently.

The revised edition of the DSM-5 that was released in March, the DSM-5-TR, is now ranked No. 1 on Amazon's psychiatry bestseller list, Axios reported June 14. 

Mental health books can be used as a resource and an introduction to psychology and the way the brain affects mood, behavior and thoughts, Healthline reports.