Behavioral Health news and information

Going into the New Year, there was nothing but optimism that healthcare companies would continue the buying spree that colored 2012. But mergers and acquisitions in 2013 opened with a whimper.
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Ellie is a computer simulation, created in a lab at the University of Southern California, designed to engage real people in meaningful conversation and take their measure. The computer system looks for subtle patterns in body language and vocal inflections that might be clues to underlying...
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Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would create a pilot program to offer behavioral health services to children through computer technology.
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Former President Bill Clinton may be the headliner at the May 18-22 American Psychiatric Association convention in San Francisco, but the release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as DSM-5, will steal the show.
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More than 90% of pediatric specialists who diagnose and manage attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in preschoolers do not follow the American Academy of Pediatrics clinical-treatment guidelines, according to a survey conducted by the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York.
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A list of the nation's largest behavioral health providers, ranked by total revenue based on CMS Hospital Cost Report data. This list is divided into two categories: 15 for-profit and not-for-profit facilities, and 10 government-run facilities. Source: American Hospital Directory. Published May 6,...
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Outliers notes a new campaign is encouraging Americans to take an online test to screen for common mental illnesses. Advocacy group Mental Health America is partnering with M3 Information to let anyone take a three-minute...
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A Texas newspaper's review of documents related to about three-dozen deaths at state-run mental health hospitals between 2005 and 2012 raises the question about the need for more oversight.
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With the Senate's gun-control legislation stalled—and mental health provisions along with it—behavioral healthcare advocates wonder whether tying the issues together is the right approach.
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Few states plow as much money per capita into healthcare as West Virginia, but you wouldn't know it from the results. A new report urges major changes in health services and the government department that helps provide them.
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