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November 1st, 2015

Audits rule affects requested records

By Catherine Robertson Souter

As the Affordable Care Act continues to unfold, a new regulation that requires that insurance companies conduct risk adjustment data validation audits on providers has caused...

November 1st, 2015

Beacon eliminates prior authorization requirement

By Phyllis Hanlon

On August 6, 2014, then-Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law Senate Bill 2341 to “establish a continuing program of investigation and study of mental health and substance use...

November 1st, 2015

CEDC opens satellite campus in N.H.

By Pamela Berard

The Cambridge (Mass.) Eating Disorder Center (CEDC) recently opened its first satellite location in Concord, N.H., to help fill a gap in services for families in the northern...

November 1st, 2015

New analysis discredits Paxil study

By Janine Weisman

A 2001 clinical trial that concluded Paxil was “well tolerated and effective” for treating major depression in adolescents helped clear the way for the drug to become the...

November 1st, 2015

Clinic receives grant for training professionals

By Rivkela Brodsky

Connecticut’s Wheeler Clinic received a $370,500 grant in September to train 1,500 professionals who work with 18- to 24-year-old youths in Mental Health First...

November 1st, 2015

DMH proposes “Fresh Air” rights at psychiatric hospitals

By Phyllis Hanlon

Gov. Deval Patrick signed the “Fresh Air” bill into law this past January. The law, proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, asserts that access to fresh...

November 1st, 2015

Economic dependency impacts infidelity, study says

By Pamela Berard

While there are many factors that can lead to infidelity in a marriage, a new study identifies one factor that may elevate the risk of it: economic dependency.

Christin...

November 1st, 2015

Becker College opens Counselor Training Clinic

By Phyllis Hanlon

This September, Becker College opened a mental health counseling clinic at its Leicester, Mass. campus. Not only will the clinic offer services to the general public, but it...

November 1st, 2015

Study: Cyber bullying on the rise

By Susan Gonsalves

While school bullying has decreased in recent years, incidents of cyber bullying are on the rise, especially among girls, according to the Metrowest Adolescent Health...

November 1st, 2015

Partnership seeks to strengthen mental health services

By Rivkela Brodsky

Each month, 340,000 New Yorkers – 5.3 percent of the population – experience serious psychological distress, according to New York City’s Department of Health and Mental...

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