On September 30, the Wisconsin State Journal posted an article online. It’s called County Executive Joe Parisi proposes new mental health program for county school district, and was written by Andrea Anderson. [Thanks to S. Randolph Kretchmar on Twitter for the link.] The gist of the article is that Joe Parisi, the County Executive of… Continue Reading
Second Generation Neuroleptics, Tardive Dyskinesia, and the Law
There’s an interesting article on Harvard Law Petrie-Flom Center’s blog titled Daubert as a Problem for Psychiatrists. It was written by Alex Stein and is dated September 19. [Thanks to Dustin Salzedo for drawing my attention to this in a comment on an earlier post.] The article deals with the legal rules governing the admission… Continue Reading
Should Medical Insurance Cover Mental Health?
On September 27, the New York Times published an article called Lacking Rules, Insurers Balk at Paying for Intensive Psychiatric Care. The author is Reed Abelson. Thanks to S. Randolph Kretchmar on Twitter for the link. The article describes the kinds of conflicts that can occur between people with “mental illnesses” wanting “treatment,” and insurance… Continue Reading
Antidepressants Being Handed Out Like Candy
There’s an interesting exposé in the London Daily Mail, September 29, titled Critics claim antidepressants are being handed out like sweets… Thanks to Leonie and Antidepaware on Twitter for the link. To find out how easily people could get prescriptions for antidepressants, the Mail sent “…three women of differing ages — all of whom had no… Continue Reading
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