Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania have the highest rates of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors per overall employment, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated occupation-specific data in 2024 on April…
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ProHealth has closed the inpatient psychiatric unit at ProHealth Waukesha (Wis.) Memorial Hospital, NBC affiliate TMJ4 reported April 8. The unit closed April 7, the health system told the outlet. A low patient census made it difficult to maintain the…
Behavioral health needs are rising, and systems are getting creative in how they remove barriers to care. “One of the biggest challenges in U.S. mental health care is that we don’t really have a unified mental health system,” Katharine Dalke,…
Since it emerged in 2006, recovery-oriented cognitive therapy has expanded to use in residential facilities and hospitals as a way to reduce patient outbursts and hospitalizations for complex behavioral patients. Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy, or CTR, is designed to give healthcare…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai created a program that helps hospitalized patients with opioid use disorders receive addiction consultations and improve patient outcomes. The study, published April 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by Cedars-Sinai and RAND, included 325 patients across…
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Rhode Island, New York and Vermont have the highest shares of psychiatrists, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated May 2024 data detailing occupation-specific employment numbers April 2. California has the highest overall number…
Psychiatrists earned an average median annual wage of $269,120 in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated wage data for 2024 on April 2. Psychiatric aides and technicians had the lowest average wages…
Psychiatrists earned an average median annual wage of $269,120 in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated wage data for 2024 on April 2. Psychiatric aides and technicians had the lowest average wages…
North Dakota is the highest paying state for psychiatrists in 2024, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Becker’s used BLS data to determine the annual mean salary in every state, as well as calculate the hourly adjusted wage…
Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has been placed in immediate jeopardy after another patient’s death, OregonLive reported April 2. On March 18, a patient in seclusion fell and became unconscious, later dying. Investigators from both CMS and The Joint Commission filed…