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Addressing Psychosocial Needs and Navigating Financial Toxicity Shared the Spotlight at ACCC

October 15th 2024

Financial toxicity and patient and staff wellness were well explored at the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) 41st National Oncology Conference, serving as the focal point of multiple posters and presentations.

Center on Health Equity and Access

Health Equity & Access Weekly Roundup: October 5, 2024

By Giuliana Grossi

October 5th 2024

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Expansion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Increases Access to Mental Health

By Giuliana Grossi

October 4th 2024

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First Schizophrenia Treatment Approved in Decades Targets Cholinergic Receptors

By Giuliana Grossi

September 27th 2024

Tracy Carney, CPS, CPRP, and Kim MacDonald-Wilson, ScD, CPRP

Finding Strength Together: Peer Support in Recovery

By Maggie L. Shaw

September 20th 2024

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David Adamson, MD, FRCSC, FACOG, FACS, founder and CEO of ARC Fertility

January 9th 2024

Dr David Adamson on the Varying Moral Values of Patients in Reproductive Care

Pearl Steinzor Giuliana Grossi

David Adamson, MD, founder and CEO of ARC Fertility, discusses how physicians should consider moral and ethical variations of patients when adhering to professional guidelines in fertility care.

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January 2nd 2024

Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Among Vulnerable Populations Globally

Cameron Santoro

Human activity is driving climate change, unleashing a cascade of physical and mental hardships on vulnerable populations.

AJMC

November 10th 2023

Therapists’ Perspectives on Access to Telemental Health Among Medicaid-Enrolled Youth

Janet R. Cummings, PhD Terah Kalk, MPH Sarah Trello, MPH Elizabeth Reisinger Walker, PhD, MPH, MAT Ilana Graetz, PhD

This qualitative study elucidates therapists’ perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of access to telemental health among Medicaid-enrolled youth served by a large safety-net organization.

Dr Monica Taylor-Desir Discusses the APA Mental Health Care Works Campaign

August 31st 2023

Dr Monica Taylor-Desir Discusses the APA Mental Health Care Works Campaign

Giuliana Grossi

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation has launched an initiative to prioritize mental health care.

Brain activity of person with epilepsy.

February 3rd 2023

Veterans With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Show High Prevalence of Psychiatric Burden

Matthew Gavidia

Approximately 70% of veterans with drug-resistant epilepsy reported diagnosis of at least 1 psychiatric condition, with female patients showing a higher prevalence than male patients.

Thomas Young.

September 22nd 2022

Contributor: The Mental Health Crisis, How We Got Here, and Where We Go Next

Thomas R. Young, MD

Addressing the mental health crisis in the United States warrants innovation in treatment and recovery, and the development of mechanisms to provide and pay for them accordingly.

Woman sleeping

June 22nd 2022

Sleep Duration Associated With Schizophrenia, Study Finds

Julia Bonavitacola

A Mendelian randomization study found that some sleep traits, including duration, were associated with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

June 3rd 2022

Burden of EPS in Commercial Patients With Schizophrenia Initiating Atypical Antipsychotics

Aditi Kadakia, MS Brenna L. Brady, PhD Carole Dembek, MS G. Rhys Williams, PhD Justine M. Kent, MD

This study investigated the 1-year incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), as well as the incremental economic burden, in patients with schizophrenia initiating atypical antipsychotics.

Headlines overwhelming person.

May 10th 2022

Taking Action Against the Rising Mental Health Crisis: Efforts From Health Plans, Congress, and More

Matthew Gavidia

Marking Mental Health Awareness month, stakeholders involved in the delivery of behavioral health care services discuss current efforts underway—spearheaded by the novel 988 emergency hotline—to address the growing mental health crisis.

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