A national initiative led by the National Institutes for Mental Health is now underway to find figurative “rulers” that can accurately measure and compare the quality of the various mental health treatments available.
Tag: Mental Health Care
From ‘trial and error’ to targeted precision: $17.9M grant accelerates mental health research
A major new grant will fund a study enrolling thousands of people from the time they schedule a mental health appointment, and gather data that could form the basis for precisely targeted treatment in future.
Now Available from Penn Nursing: Innovative, Online Psychedelic Course
Penn Nursing is proud to launch a groundbreaking new online course – Educating Nurses in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy – via Open Canvas.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
One in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year according to the National Institute of Mental Health. During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, UC San Diego Health mental health experts are available to discuss a wide range of…
Adults in serious psychological distress faced decreased access to outpatient mental health care during COVID-19 pandemic
A national survey found that the rate of serious psychological distress among adults increased between 2018 and 2021, but their access to outpatient mental health care decreased during the same period.
ASU expert says mindfulness can be a “driving force and tool for advocacy” after year of political and social turmoil
This week, Nika Gueci, executive director at the Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience at Arizona State University, is speaking at the Mindful.org “Mindfulness for Healthcare” virtual summit. The conference brings together academics, health care professionals, scientists and experts in a virtual setting to…
COVID forced psychiatric care online. Many patients want it to stay there, study finds
A new study suggests that more than half of outpatient psychiatry patients whose appointments were suddenly converted to video or phone interactions by the pandemic will want to keep going with virtual mental health care even after the pandemic subsides. The convenience of seeing a provider without leaving home, and avoiding potential exposure to the coronavirus, factor heavily into this preference. So does a patient’s initial experience with seeing a provider virtually.