mental health care

What Do You Understand of the Term ‘Dual Diagnosis’?

Question by I do care!: What do you understand of the term ‘Dual Diagnosis’?
I can’t tell you much about it as it is a part of a knowledge questionnaire I need to find out for school.

NO you are NOT doing my homework. I have to create a poll on what people understand of the term dual diagnosis.

If you want anymore information after attempting to answer.
There is no wrong answers here.

Thank… Continue reading

Mental Healty Treatment Facility?

Question by barbaraissa: Mental Healty Treatment Facility?
Anyone know of a recovery center that deals with dual diagnosis but mostly the mental health part? Any that I find cost $ 30k+…….that’s enough to drive anyone crazy…sorry, bad joke!

I hear that the mental health care system here in Arizona is just about the worst. We’re willing to send our son (20) anywhere in the US if that place can actually help him but can’t find… Continue reading

Can Psychotic, Violent Outbursts Be Prevented From Quiet Loners?

Question by : Can psychotic, violent outbursts be prevented from quiet loners?
I’m referring to tragic events such as the Virginia Tech Massacre, the Columbine High School shootings, and the recent Loughner Assassination attempt.

It is often too late to prevent such calamities since signs aren’t always noticed right away. Some mentally disturbed individuals have so much repressed anger from past incidences–being picked on as an adolescent,for instance–that when the moment finally comes to carry… Continue reading

Editorial: On Heroin, New Approach Needed for an Old Scourge

Editorial: On heroin, new approach needed for an old scourge
Under the Affordable Care Act, people, including Medicaid recipients, who buy insurance through the state's health exchange will get plans that cover treatment for substance abuse. That should mean that more people who seek help will get it from a … Read more on Concord Monitor

Jail cells filled with broad range of mentally ill inmates
In an email, Robinson said this sampling of repeat… Continue reading

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care Mandatory Under Affordable Care Act

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care Mandatory Under Affordable Care Act
Uninsured Marylanders dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues now have more options for coverage as a result of the Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA. The marketplace exchange began a tumultuous enrollment period on Oct. 1 … Read more on Afro American

Jamie Iredell weighs in on body issues, substance abuse in essay collection
On a busy Thursday evening at Marlow's… Continue reading

Experts Urge Longer Care, Better Post-Treatment Services to Ease Opiate Crisis

Experts urge longer care, better post-treatment services to ease opiate crisis
Another director, of a network of recovery centers statewide, said they need more money to help people stay drug-free for life. The committee plans to decide Wednesday morning how the money can be best spent and make a recommendation to the House … Read more on vtdigger.org

Tulsa County town hall focuses on juvenile center, jail expansion
It would be wiser to build adequate… Continue reading