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Forced outpatient psychiatric treatment has a history as old as the nation. At a New York City conference, Dr. Paul Applebaum traced that history, and introduced some of the complex ethical and policy issues associated with it. Watch his presentation here.
Bloomberg News obtained company documents in a Louisiana trial seeking reimbursement of public funds paid to Johnson and Johnson for Risperdal. The drug was initially marketed to treat schizophrenia but its reach expanded. . .
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Posted on: March 9, 2010
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diagnosis,
services,
therapies
Seroquel watchers have been reporting on the New Jersey trial of AstraZeneca, alleged to have had prior knowledge of side effects of Seroquel causing excessive weight gain leading to diabetes, and heart disease. Internet coverage includes. . .
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Equal payments for mental health services, parity for shorthand, kicked in on Jan. 1 and some people are beginning to see the effects even before the entire set of regulations go are released in July.. .
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Posted on: March 2, 2010
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addiction,
insurance,
parity,
reform
A New York judge ruled that adult homes are unacceptable when it comes to finding the least restrictive housing for people with a mental illness. Within four years all current residents must be afforded a placement . . . Full Story
Eli Lilly joins the list of companies with CEO's earning hefty compensation this year. John Lechleiter's earning package for 2009 was reported at
$20.9 million, . . .
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Posted on: March 1, 2010
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Topics:
legal,
Zyprexa
Calling PTSD and Traumatic brain injury "the signature wounds of the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Rep. Bob Filner who opened
House committee hearings about military suicides. . .
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Posted on: February 25, 2010
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elderly,
hospitals,
Medicare
Medicaid patients taking second generation anti-psychotic drugs (SGA) didn't get adequate screening for baseline serum glucose and lipids. . .
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Advancing the conversation about revising the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-V, On the Media's Brooke Gladstone. . . Full Story
