Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 03:19 | Comments Off
Long-Term Health Effects of BP Gulf Oil Spill Tough to PredictCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 05:33 | Comments Off
JetBlue Incident Shows That in Air Travel, ‘Things Won’t Go As Planned’Categories: Wall Street Journal -
Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at 22:39 | Comments Off
A.M. Vitals: Gene Manipulation Improves Alzheimer’s Symptoms in MiceCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at 07:22 | Comments Off
Cavs Have Word for LeBron: NarcissisticCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at 02:22 | Comments Off
Adding PTSD to the Medical Marijuana MixCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 at 05:38 | Comments Off
Consumer Reports Asks Readers What Worked for Anxiety and DepressionCategories: Wall Street Journal -
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 07:19 | Comments Off
Always Think You Stink? Maybe You Have ‘Olfactory Reference Disorder’Categories: Wall Street Journal -
Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 22:25 | Comments Off
The Devil is in the Details on Mental Health Parity LawCategories: Wall Street Journal, insurance -
Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 04:40 | Comments Off
Will We Need a Separate Mental-Health System in the Future?Categories: Wall Street Journal, insurance
If the new federal law equalizing coverage for mental conditions with that for medical-surgical care works as hoped, there may no longer be a need for a public system to handle mental health in the long run, says Michael Hogan, New York state’s mental health commissioner.
Under so-called mental health parity, which was passed well before the new health overhaul legislation, consumers will pay the same deductible and co-pays for both mental and physical health care. The federal parity law covers ..read more
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 08:44 | Comments Off
As Woods Apologizes, What Doctors Have to Say About Sex AddictionCategories: Wall Street Journal
In apologizing for his high-profile sex scandal, golfer Tiger Woods said today that he has been in intensive therapy for 45 days and will be returning for more sessions starting tomorrow. His reference to his affairs and “repeated irresponsible behavior” prompts us to take a closer look at a condition that many call sex addiction.
Actually, sex addiction currently isn’t considered a specific disorder in the primary reference for psychiatric diagnoses, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. But a ..read more

