Behavioral Health news and information

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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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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Universal Health Services, King of Prussia, Pa., is facing an inquiry from HHS' inspector general's office into the operations of several behavioral health facilities.
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Hospital stays for mental illness or substance abuse rose as hospital visits for other medical care fell the first year insurers were required to treat behavioral health like any other condition.
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