Insurer UnitedHealthcare issued $13.6 million in payments to members who were allegedly illegally denied mental healthcare coverage, the New York Attorney General's Office said May 20.
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A Covington, Va., police officer left a child alone at a mental health clinic at 5:30 a.m. on a Saturday, WINA reported May 17.
Colorado is currently developing a new Behavioral Health Administration, striving to reform Colorado residents' access to mental health services, reported CBS 4 Denver.
Former employees of Mind Springs, a behavioral health service provider based in Grand Junction, Colo., say the center falsified patient assessments to make its treatment programs seem more effective and to secure funding for at least nine years, The Denver…
A study conducted on rats used CRISPR gene editing that successfully reversed modifications of brain synapses that occur when an adolescent is exposed to alcohol, according to an article published by ScienceAdvances on May 4.
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After four St. Louis University students died by suicide this academic year, the university is focused on improving its student access to mental healthcare, St. Louis news channel KSDK reported May 17.
Increasing government funding and initiatives toward mental health services will boost the worth of the mental health software market to $18.3 billion by 2030, Global Market Insights reported May 11.
Artificial intelligence machine learning determined that self-rated isolation and poor health were the most significant factors contributing to depression in older adults, according to a recent study reported on by Psychology Today
Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota have the highest numbers of counties with no mental health providers, making access to behavioral healthcare exceedingly difficult, ABC News reported May 18.
Children and teenagers diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who are treated with methylphenidate have an elevated risk of major depressive disorder, researchers found in a study published in Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience.