Behavioral Health Management articles from September 2003

Behavioral Health Management archives from September 2003

We're misdirecting kids into juvenile justice.(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... Discussions about the collapsing child-protection systems in state after state or statistics on the rising number of offenders in the juvenile justice system may not spark great interest among behavioral health professionals. However, more than...

Dean, Bush, and Parity: so near and yet so far.(Washington Insights)
September 1, 2003... Behavioral healthcare has not traditionally been a major factor in political campaigns. Political candidates may describe their opponents as crazy, sometimes refer to their rivals' policy proposals as coming from "the lunatic fringe," but...

Reaching mentally ill young offenders: financing constraints and policy boundaries aren't making it easy.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2003... The state of mental health services provided in the juvenile justice system is problematic, mirroring the state of children's mental health treatment across the country The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that...

Shaking up the behavioral health/EAP field: disrupting stagnant structures will generate new opportunities for innovation and growth.(Feature Article)
September 1, 2003... If you don't know where you are going, you're never going to get there! Those words of advice probably describe the state of the behavioral health/EAP field today. Over the past 20 years the EAP and behavioral health fields have...

Child psychiatry's staffing crisis: what happened, and where the profession is headed--by the numbers.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2003... The dearth of child and adolescent psychiatrists has long been recognized within the field, as well as by several study groups and national commissions--most recently the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. The Surgeon...

Revisiting the atypicals' side effects.(Contemporary Issues in Behavioral health)
September 1, 2003... Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked the manufacturers of six atypical antipsychotics to include on their labeling language alluding to a possible link between their use and the onset of adult diabetes, and recommending...

The atypical Antipsychotics: now come the questions.(Contemporary Issues in Behavioral Health)
September 1, 2003... We should not be surprised by recent questions about the efficacy and side effect profiles of the atypical antipsychotics; many drugs face similar inquiries after they have been on the market for some time. Consider that when a new drug is...

Questioning the Diabetes connection.(Revisiting the Atypicals' Side Effects)
September 1, 2003... A serious concern has been the perceived contribution of the atypical antipsychotics (such as Zyprexa [olanzapine], Clozaril [clozapine], Risperdal [risperidone], and Seroquel [quetiapine fumarate]) to the increased incidence of diabetes and...

Teen drug abuse: underlying psychological disorders and parental attitudes have a big effect on teens' addictive behaviors.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2003... Adolescence is a time of change. The onset of puberty radically changes the adolescent's physique and alters the way adolescents think of themselves. Peer relationships become very important during this time, and friends may exert more...

End the lip service about quality: actions will speak louder than the field's empty words of embracing quality standards.
September 1, 2003... The notion of quality in mental-emotional healthcare is much invoked but seldom delivered in the marketplace. At conference after conference, speakers urge service purchasers to focus on quality rather than price in weighing the importance of...

Learning to appreciate IT: Clinical staff at a national EAP/MBHO realize the value of technologic solutions.(Feature Article)
September 1, 2003... At The Holman Group, we're convinced that there is no excuse for not having good information technology today--it is such a vital tool for achieving our mission. The Holman Group is a national EAP and managed behavioral healthcare...

Identification and treatment of depression in men: helping male patients to express their feelings is part of the challenge.(Feature Article)
September 1, 2003... More women than men report experiencing depression. Many factors may contribute to this, including hormonal changes that accompany the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause, and the multiple roles women play in society--mother, wife, family...

Considering information systems as partners in treatment.(Views on Technology)
September 1, 2003... A partner is united or associated with other in a common activity. Viewing an information system as a partner may seem like a strange concept, particularly for treating youth with mental health or substance abuse problems in the juvenile...

Music CD celebrates recovery from addiction.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... A CD from Nashville country music artists promotes recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and the benefits of treatment and recovery programs. Songs of Hope, Awareness, and Recovery for Everyone (SHARE), coordinated and produced by a...

Community Corrections Software.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... The Echo Group and Oriana House, Inc., a provider of community corrections programs and chemical dependency treatment in Akron, Ohio, have partnered to launch software for the community corrections field. ShareCare Community CorrectionsTM is an...

Recruiting and Hiring Services.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... PsychTemps has released a brochure explaining its staffing services. PsychTemps handles important hiring functions, including reference and background checks, credentials verification, and liability/malpractice insurance. The company guarantees...

Physician Credentialing Software.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... Sy.Med Development, Inc., a provider of physician credentialing software, develops and licenses software solutions that help simplify managed care for healthcare providers and payers. Software products include OneApp, which provides information...

Cognitive behavior therapy book.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Applying Empirically Supported Techniques in Your Practice (published by John Wiley & Sons) provides empirically supported techniques that are effective for a wide range of problems, including panic disorder,...

Claims cost-containment software.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... Virtual Examiner[TM] by PCG Software, Inc., is cost-containment software for medical claims processing that incorporates Medicaid and Medi-Cal rules into its auditing elements, in addition to more widely used standards such as HIPAA fraud and...

Children of alcoholics program kit.(Product Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Association for Children of Alcoholics have developed a Children's Program Kit. This resource is for prevention centers and treatment providers to help children of alcoholics make...

Child social workers should fight back.(Views from the Trenches)
September 1, 2003... My local paper, the Detroit Free Press, pointed out recently .that the average auto factory worker earned approximately $70,000 last year. Compare that to a study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation showing that a person who serves the nation's...