News tagged with inpatient psychiatric
Study looks at how mental health care affects outcomes for foster children
Of the approximately half-million children and adolescents in foster care in the U.S., experts estimate that 42 to 60 percent of them have emotional and behavioral problems. Despite the prevalence of mental health problems ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Can sexting be an illness? Experts are split
(AP) -- Married men sometimes behave badly. They covet. They flirt. They philander. And when they get caught, they occasionally adopt the insanity defense, telling spouses that an inner demon made them lose ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Integrity of the brain's reward system is linked to relapse following treatment
The brain reward system (BRS) is involved in developing/maintaining addictive disorders, as well as relapse. New findings show that alcohol dependent individuals -- both future abstainers and relapsers -- have significantly ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Teens with pelvic inflammatory disease rarely seen in outpatient setting due to costs
Hospitalizing teen girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) costs six times as much as treating them in the emergency room, and up to 12 times more than treating them in an outpatient clinic, according to a small study ...
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Quantifying fragmentation of medical information
It's widely recognized that fragmentation of medical information is a problem in health care, but the extent of the problem and how many patients may be at risk haven't been well quantified. In a new retrospective study, ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Intentional swallowing of foreign bodies and its impact on the cost of health care
A new study from Rhode Island Hospital found that 33 individuals were responsible for 305 cases of medical intervention to remove foreign bodies that were intentionally swallowed, resulting in more than $2 million in estimated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Most suicidal adolescents receive follow-up care after ER visits
For suicidal adolescents, the emergency department (ED) is most often the chosen portal to mental health services. New research, presented Friday, Oct. 1, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Schizophrenia Patients Suffer More Hospital Injuries
People with schizophrenia are more likely than others to sustain medical injuries during non-psychiatric hospital stays, a large national study finds.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Mental health woes grow while spending declines
As the current global economic crisis drives up the demand for mental health care services, cash-strapped agencies are slashing mental health budgets, according to a new Brandeis University study out this month in the International Jo ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Brain volume found to change following weight gain in adults with anorexia
A team of American psychologists and neuroscientists have found that adult brain volume, which can be reduced by Anorexia Nervosa, can be regained. The research, published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, reveal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 26, 2010 |
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Lessons from 9/11: Psychiatrists are indispensible in first-response teams
Psychiatrists should be included in disaster first-response teams because survivors have immediate need for help in alleviating early trauma symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to constant anxiety, says a new study of 9/11 ...
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May 19, 2010 |
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