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Team-based treatment for first episode psychosis found to be high value
Team-based treatment for first episode psychosis found to be high value
New analysis from a mental health care study shows that “coordinated specialty care” (CSC) for young people with first episode psychosis is more cost-effective than typical community care. Cost-effectiveness analysis in health care is a way to compare the costs and benefits of two or more treatment options. While the team-based CSC approach has modestly higher costs than typical care, it produces better clinical and quality of life outcomes, making the CSC treatment program a better value. These findings of this study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will help guide mental health professionals in their treatment for first episode psychosis…..
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Dear Newly Inducted Special Needs Parent
Dear Newly Inducted Special Needs Parent
by Lola Lolita (of Scary Mommy Blog)
I see you.
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I can see you because I am you. Not now you, of course, but rather future you. And I’m here to say, I understand.
What I’m learning from my son’s eating disorder
I had one hour with my anorexic son at his treatment center. Would I be able to get through to him or even find a glimmer of hope?
Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.washingtonpost.com
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This barber went above and beyond for boy with autism
This barber went above and beyond for boy with autism
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Meltowns And Tantrums: Parenting Asperge
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The Air He Breathes
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It’s his very own.
It’s not like yours and mine.
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Our air gives us life and breath and oxygen and growth.
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To the Mean Stranger Who Judged My Parenting Skills
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Our little boy was finally stable and home from the hospital. He was in so much pain; I was actually surprised and relieved he’d finally fallen asleep. He was almost 2 years old and had given us quite the scare.
Special Needs Kids : Looking Beyond The
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