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Sunday, November, 22, 2009
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A New Mental Health Act

Paul Ballas
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Paul Ballas, D.O., is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of...

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Monday, October 27, 2008
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The treatments for schizophrenia have improved significantly over the past few decades, but many patients and their families are frustrated by having to pay a higher copay for seeing a psychiatrist than for seeing any other specialist. This is in part due to a long history of distinction between...
  1. mental health parity
    shamrck58
    Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 04:21 PM

    I agree that this has been a long time coming for those, including myself, who have a mental illness.  It just seems bizarr that the insurance companies can pick and chose what they want to cover.  After all, some people with schizophrenia take less medication that I do for my depression and anxiety.  Ongoing severe symptoms usually require multiple medications.  It's  just a fact of the illness.   

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Schizophrenia is a syndrome characterized by disturbances in emotions, thought, activity, and language, that leaves patients fearful and withdrawn.

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