How effective are antidepressants if you’ve been taking them for a long time? That’s the question many people are asking after a new investigation by BBC Panorama. Reporters has revealed that more than a quarter of patients taking antidepressants in England (around two million people) have been on them for five years. However, the BBC … Read more
The number of Long Island residents diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives hovered between 10% and nearly 20% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new CDC study. analyze the data of 2020. Young people nationwide were diagnosed at the highest levels, according to the study. By 2020, … Read more
Troy Following the confirmation of the closure of their maternity unit, Samaritan Hospital say limited resources will force them to limit their ability to cover St Peter’s Healthcare Partners current outpatient mental health clinic extension and, for now, they will only serve the city of Troy. In a statement, a spokesperson said in part: “St. … Read more
NORTON In the blizzard of problems and medical appointments during pregnancy, Tyler Sutton says mental health and postpartum depression aren’t on the list. They should be, says Sutton, whose wife of 36 years Ariana took her own life on May 31 amid the murky depths of postpartum depression. It had been nine days since their … Read more
Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more