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Monte Nido Names 4th CEO Since 2022
Monte Nido & Affiliates has named its fourth CEO since private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners acquired it in 2022. On Tuesday, the eating disorder and mental health treatment provider’s CFO, Jason Shulz, posted on LinkedIn that he would be taking on the CEO role…
The age divide in substance-related ED visits: 6 study notes
Researchers at St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine found that among patients presenting to the emergency department with a substance-related problem, cannabis was most common among adolescents while alcohol was most common among older adults. The study, published Nov. 4 in The American Journal…
The Ozempic Dilemma: Promises and Pitfalls in Psychiatry
GLP-1 drugs enter psychiatry, curbing antipsychotic weight gain while raising new questions about addiction, mood, eating disorders, and culture. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Unapproved AI use puts mental health patients’ data at risk: Report
A staff member at a Washington state-run mental health facility used a personal ChatGPT account to draft patient notes, and a similar incident occurred at a second state facility, potentially exposing the protected health information of 16 patients, The Seattle Times reported. At Burien, Wash.-based…
20 behavioral health services, facility closures | 2026
From large health systems to community-based centers, behavioral health providers are facing adversity with pending regulatory actions, looming funding changes and cuts to already tight reimbursement rates, leading to the closure of facilities and potential disruptions of care. Here are 20 closures to know: Portland,…
Podcast: Campus Naloxone Access and Destigmatizing Substance Use Disorders
Miss Golden Corner 2026 discusses the South Carolina campus naloxone law she helped start and her push to reduce addiction stigma in rural communities. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Brain Trust: Bessel van der Kolk, MD, on Complex PTSD, Attachment, and the Limits of Pharmacotherapy
Explore why meds fall short for complex trauma—and how EMDR, body-based therapies, and psychedelic-assisted treatment reshape healing, safety, and time perspective. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Why Generic Antidepressant Cycling Falls Short: Early Augmentation and TD Risk
Generic antidepressant switching has little supporting evidence, and Erin Crown explains why she often chooses early augmentation instead, guided by each patient’s risk factors. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Switch or Stay? Knowing When a Partial Response Is Worth Building On
Deciding whether to switch medications or build on a partial response shapes every subsequent treatment choice. Dr. Citrome outlines the criteria that separate a true nonresponse from a foundation worth augmenting. — From Psychiatric Times articles Read More
Exposure-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity Between the Central Executive and Salience Networks in Pediatric Anxiety
Exposure is considered the most active element of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for pediatric anxiety. Yet many youth do not respond to CBT, and exposure is the component patients most often find difficult to tolerate. Cognitive control and its supporting neural substrates may enhance exposure…
Making Structural and Intersectional Context Visible in Child Mental Health Science
Persistent inequities in child and adolescent mental health outcomes, access to care, and treatment response remain among the most pressing challenges facing our field and are part of the national public mental health crisis. These disparities recur across diagnostic categories, developmental periods, and service settings.…
Forta Health To Shutter All ABA Services In Early 2027
The digital autism therapy startup known for its controversial parent-led behavior technician model will end all applied behavior analysis (ABA) services by Jan. 15, 2027. The company underwent several pivots since its founding in 2021. Originally, the San Francisco-based company leaned into virtual ABA therapy…
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