A New York physician has been indicted on five counts of murder, with prosecutors alleging he demonstrated a depraved indifference to human life when he prescribed opioids and other drugs to patients who professed substance use disorders and later overdosed….
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UNH receives $2.97 million in grants to investigate the effectiveness of wilderness therapy
The University of New Hampshire’s Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center receives $2.97 million in grants to conduct a first-of-its-kind randomized study looking at the effectiveness of outdoor behavioral health (OBH), or wilderness therapy, a prescriptive treatment for teens struggling with depression,…
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Adverse Mental Health Symptoms Related to COVID-19 Remained High 6 Months Into Pandemic
(Reuters Health) – As of September 2020, the prevalence of adverse mental health symptoms remained high among Americans, a new survey finds. Rates of suicidal ideation, substance abuse, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in August and September were elevated…
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Florida Mom Who Lost Son to Fatal Overdose Says His Mental Health Was Hurt by Pandemic
Holbrook says that this advocacy work — which she’s doing with the nonprofit Kids Have Hope — is helping her grieve, along with her faith. “Chandler was baptized a couple of years ago, so I know he’s sitting at the…
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