Mental Health
Government and Regulations
VA Announces Improvements to Crisis Line
Restructuring and committing to staff expansions bolsters mental health call center.
Government and Regulations
"Call to Action" on Veteran Suicide Yields Policy Shifts
VA to offer same day evaluations and predictive modeling to reduce suicide.
Government and Regulations
DoD Releases 2014 Suicide Report
DoD 2014 Suicide Event Report shows rates remained similar to 2013 for active-duty and reserve service members.
Clinical Review
Peer Technical Consultant: Veteran-Centric Technical Support Model for VA Home-Based Telehealth Programs
The increased use of personal or VA-loaned computers and mobile devices for at-home telehealth has generated a need for support from a peer...
Best Practices
Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders: Can We IMPROVE Outcomes?
Medication management involving pharmacists and PCPs and empowering patients and caregivers resulted in higher satisfaction and cost savings.
Government and Regulations
Hypertension and Brain Health
Public heath campaigns push to raise awareness on the correlation of hypertension and neurological health.
Government and Regulations
DoD and VA Enhance Complex Care Initiatives
Government and Regulations
“Streamlining” Gene May Raise Risk of Schizophrenia
Adolescents inheriting the C4 gene may have a higher the risk of schizophrenia.
Government and Regulations
Americans Are Getting Healthier in Some Ways
Annual SAMSHA report suggests Americans are receiving more mental health treatment and participating less in substance abuse.
Clinical Review
Brief Review of Major Depressive Disorder for Primary Care Providers
The successful treatment of major depressive disorder relies on a combination of early diagnosis and the choice of treatment team and therapies....