Tag: mental health
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Study: Prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs to state’s poor kids increase 270% in 10 years; data also show painkiller patterns
By Amy Wilson and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A new report from the University of Kentucky has documented the rate at which the state’s poor and disabled children are...
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Study: Small business owners see bottom-line benefit from employee health and wellness programs
A study of small businesses has found that three out of four offering health and wellness programs to their employees believe the initiatives are good for their bottom line. The...
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Federal official and expert on integrating physical and behavioral health services will speak in Louisville Wednesday morning
The integration of physical health and behavioral health services, one of the hottest topics in health care, will be the topic of a Health Enterprises Network forum in Louisville Wednesday,...
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State task force will look at substance abuse, mental health care for military members, veterans and families
To help the increasing number of veterans and military service personnel who are needing treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues in Kentucky, a task force has been assembled...
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Searching for a fundamental ‘particle’ of mental health
The discovery of the Higgs particle, which gives matter its mass, was a huge breakthrough for scientists since “confirming its existence was imperative to a full scientific understanding of the...
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Herald-Leader dislikes mental health agency’s ‘clubby glow’
In an editorial today, the Lexington Herald-Leader criticized the “clubby glow emanating from the inner circle” of the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, whose financial status was featured in...
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Bluegrass mental-health nonprofit flush with cash, despite cuts in public health; spends big on executive pay and lobbying
The new Eastern State Hospital being built in Lexington. The Bluegrass Regional MH-MR Board runs the existing facilityand wants to run the new one. (Pablo Alcla, Herald-Leader) Despite deep cuts in...
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National effort to combat Alzheimer’s disease begins; as research continues, there are preventive steps you can take
Country singer Glen Campbell, who has Alzheimer’s disease,stands with wife Kim during a national conference Tuesday.Associated Press photo by Charles Dharapak. With numbers expected to jump to 16 million Americans...
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Online training could help rural doctors offer better mental health care
More than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary-care level, and that percentage is even higher in rural areas, where mental-health doctors are often hundreds...
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Amid legislative action on ‘Larry’s Law,’ report says mentally ill and intellectually disabled don’t belong in personal-care homes
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News As state legislators move to change the procedure for admitting mentally ill patients to personal-care homes, a new report argues those patients shouldn’t be...