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Where 5 health systems are investing in interventional psychiatry
For patients with treatment-resistant depression, the next step after medication and therapy is increasingly interventional psychiatry. Health systems are adding chairs for transcranial magnetic stimulation, moving to accelerated protocols that shrink weeks of treatment into days, and protecting electroconvulsive therapy programs even as rising costs…
Illinois student mental health screenings face federal consent demand
The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office demanded Oct. 30 that the Illinois State Board of Education revise its guidance on student mental health screenings, warning that conducting them without written parental consent and separating the results from education records could violate federal…
Montana system to end outpatient psychiatry, counseling services
Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System will cut and consolidate several services starting Dec. 19. According to an email sent to Benefis staff, the decision was made to keep the system from moving into an operating loss and to prepare for a more financially difficult…
Talking With Titans: Sheldon Preskorn, MD, on the Evolution of Psychopharmacology
Experts discuss psychopharmacology from discovery of CYP enzymes to modern serum testing. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
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Heterogeneity in Major Depression: Rethinking Multimodal Prediction of Antidepressant Response
How can AI be useful for modeling in diagnosis and clinical trials? — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Bovine-Derived Adrenal Cortex Supplement Self-Medication for Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
Original Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, all rights reserved. — Adrenal cortex supplements are commonly marketed for fatigue, stress, and nonspecific somatic complaints, often promoted for “adrenal fatigue.” The condition is not recognized in formal medical diagnosis or the nosological system. Despite limited evidence supporting…
Prescription Patterns in Canadian Operational Stress Injury Clinics: An In-Depth Examination of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Practices
Original Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, all rights reserved. — posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent among military and public safety personnel and is frequently accompanied by comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and substance use disorders.1 Across countries, clinical practice guidelines…
11 behavioral health partnerships to know | 2026
Behavioral healthcare providers and systems are increasingly turning to partnerships with the goal of expanding access to mental health and substance use disorder services amid rising demand and workforce shortages. Here are 11 to know: 1. UHS and Wounded Warrior Project team up on veteran…
PeaceHealth’s $82M behavioral health hospital clears annexation vote
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth’s planned behavioral health campus in Springfield, Ore., cleared a key hurdle Nov. 2 when the Springfield City Council voted 5-0 to annex nearly 18 acres on International Way for the project. The campus will house PeaceHealth’s 89-bed Timber Springs Behavioral Health Hospital…
OU Health opens 72-bed pediatric behavioral health center
Oklahoma City-based OU Health’s Oklahoma Children’s OU Health celebrated the Nov. 4 grand opening of a 72-bed pediatric behavioral health center, which the system said is the state’s first comprehensive pediatric behavioral health center integrated with a children’s hospital. The Oklahoma Children’s OU Health Behavioral…
BayMark, Bradford and Deerfield Execs Talk M&A in 2027
This is an exclusive BHB+ story. Activity in the addiction treatment and substance use disorder markets has been trepidatious throughout 2026 as operators and providers prep for the headwinds from Medicaid changes set to take effect in January. Deals, however, are still getting done, but…
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