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posted 10/14/2008, comments (0)

Understanding Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Part 4: Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum psychosis is a very serious psychiatric illness that can be life threatening. Across all cultures, it affects approximately 1 per 1000 women in the first days to weeks postpartum. Often the symptoms of postpartum psychosis begin very quickly--- even within the first 48 hours after delivery. Overall, over 90% of women... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/03/2008, comments (10)

Mental Health Parity Act Passed as Part of Economic Stabilization Act

The Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act 2008 has passed both the House and Senate and was signed into law by President Bush just minutes ago. Earlier this week, the Senate attached it to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424). If you would like to read the section of HR... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/17/2008, comment (1)

Depression and Disability Benefits - SSI and SSDI

Even with the best of treatment and the best possible support system, depression, other mental health conditions, and comorbid conditions can sometimes be quite debilitating. Health issues make life difficult enough without the added burden of being unable to work and support oneself. If you find yourself in this situation, there are... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/01/2008, comments (0)

YES! House Passes Increases for Veterans Mental Illness Treatment

I just received a NAMI email newsletter that contains great news about treatments for our veterans... By a vote of 409-4 the House today passed legislation funding the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2009. The bill (HR 6599) includes $3.8 billion for mental illness treatment and $584 million for substance abuse treatment in the VA,... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/02/2008, comments (3)

Mental Health Parity

The House of Representatives recently passed a Medicare bill that reduces the copay for Medicare patients from 50% to 20%, the rate it is for all other medical specialties. That may not seem like a big deal—and if it doesn't, you probably don't have Medicare. An even more interesting provision of this bill is that it... Read more Chevron

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