Click on the links below to view some of the latest behavioral health national news.
“Tragedy Fuels Mental Health Parity Bill
Surprise Passage of Mental Health Law Cheers Domenici, Wellstone, Kennedy Families” — ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=5985943&page=1
“Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage” — New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/washington/06mental.html
“Binge Eaters Not Getting Enough Help” — BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7587515.stm
“Sleepless Nights Cost Billions in Care and Productivity” — Managed Healthcare Executive
http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/mhe/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=533526
“Congress Takes Action on Mental-Health Parity Bill” — U.S. News & World Report
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2008/09/24/congress-takes-action-on-mental-health-parity-bill.html
“Mental Health Coverage Could be Key to Curbing Health Costs” — Employee Benefit News
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/mental-health-coverage-could-key-curbing-611061-1.html
“Brain Imaging Links Chronic Insomnia To Reversible Cognitive Deficits Without Changes In Behavior” — Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901084845.htm
“How to Get More Sleep at Night — Without Pills” — MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26486381/
“Call for QOF to cover depression screening in all chronic diseases” — Healthcare Republic News
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/GP/LatestNews/844239/Call-QOF-cover-depression-screening-chronic-diseases/
“Waking Up to a Health Problem” — HealthLeaders Media
http://healthplans.hcpro.com/content.cfm?content_id=213720&topic=WS_HLM2_HEP
“Nine Myths About Sleep” — Consumer Reports Health
http://www.consumerreports.org/health/medical-conditions-treatments/sleep/myths-about-sleep/sleep-myths-about-sleep.htm
“Money woes, other stresses bring unwanted physical response” — USA TODAY.com
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-16-financial-stress_N.htm
“Sleep Therapy Restores Brain Function in Insomniacs” — Washingtonpos.tcom
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090403033.html
“Stress Case” — U.S. News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/small-business-entrepreneurs/2008/08/07/stress-case.html
“Heart Patients Should be Screened for Depression” — The Associated Press
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=523
“When to Take a Sleeping Pill” — CNN_com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/19/healthmag.sleeping.pills/index.html?eref=time_health
“Job Woes, Health Blues? How gloomy economic news may be affecting us physically…” — Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com/id/152016
“Insomnia A Tough Break For Working Parents” — Wall Street Journal
http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2008/08/05/insomnia-a-tough-break-for-working-parents/
“Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Common Among Injured Patients” — Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080911103908.htm