Mental Health

Mental Health

The overall mental condition of a persons health at a given time.Soundness, especially of mind; freedom from disease or abnormality.Men's health emerged as a discrete academic and political concern in the 1990s. A greater understanding of women's health issues had been one of the successes of the feminist movement, a development that drew attention to the fact that while men continued to dominate most societies in most fields, this did not extend to health and to life expectancy. By 2006, it was still the case that in the vast majority of countries, rich and poor, women could expect to outlive men.

Current Mental Health News Today

Mass. bill would expand mental health coverage (Boston Globe)
An initiative expanding insurance coverage for a long list of mental health diagnoses is making its way through the Legislature.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:53:13 GMT

Mental health bill costs to be minimal, study says (Boston Globe)
Mental health advocates are praising a state report as validation that a bill expanding mental health care and substance abuse treatment will not be too costly, a chief concern of business and insurance groups.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:56:42 GMT

Mental Health Treatment: It's Commonly Accepted Yet Not So Easy To Obtain Or Understand (Medical News Today)
Seeing a psychologist or other mental health professional isn't an unusual thing; in fact it's relatively common. Nearly three in ten U.S. adults (29%) report that they have received treatment or therapy from a psychologist or other mental health professional.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:05:29 GMT

N.C. representatives ask state to help Southeastern Center for Mental Health (The Wilmington Star-News)
Members of the area's N.C. House delegation have asked state health officials to help Southeastern Center for Mental Health work through its financial issues.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:15:33 GMT

Children’s Mental-Health Unit Closes Doors (Times Record)
LITTLE ROCK — A southeast Arkansas mental health provider for children closed its doors Wednesday, a day after a judge cleared the way for the state to terminate Medicaid payments to the facility.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:38 GMT

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