Behavioral Health news and information

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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HCA, the Nashville-based hospital giant, is building its presence in the behavioral health space at a time when the field is poised to grow.
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Here's another reason for states to expand Medicaid: preventing crime by mentally ill offenders.
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