[…] by Senators Smith and Wyden, would require health plans to do independent audits to ensure their provider networks are up -to -date and accurate, therefore eliminating " ghost networks," seemingly lengthy lists of providers who, in reality, are no longer taking that insurance, not accepting new patients or are otherwise inaccurate. Incentivize Integration of […]
Borderline Personality Disorder Research Update: Childhood Precursors, Predictors, & Risk Factors Stephanie D. Stepp, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry & Psychology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine NAMI Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosures (Stephanie D. Stepp, Ph.D.) Grant/Research Funding Sources • National Institute of Mental Health • National Institute on Alcohol Use and Alcoholism […]
[…] Rates of "psychotic like experiences" (PLEs) fluctuate enormously from culture to culture • PLEs may be culturally normative • Can/are misidentified as psychosis/schizophrenia • Example: sleep paralysis/ ghost possession How common are these experiences? 13 -15% of "healthy" individuals experience semi -regular voices ( Beavan et al., 2011; Waters et al., 2012) • Major […]
NAMI June 30, 2017 Carlos A. Zarate, Jr., M.D Section Neurobiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders Division of Intramural Research Program National Institute of Mental Health An Update on the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research of Mood Disorders Overview Major depressive disorders : a major cause of disability >10% of the American population suffer from […]
Grading the States A Report on America’s Health Care System for Serious Mental Illness 2006 NAMI: The National Alliance on Mental Illness Grading the States: A Report on America's Health Care System for Serious Mental Illness, published March 1, 2006. Copyright © 2006 by National Alliance on Mental Illness. All rights reserved. NAMI is the […]
[…] Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) found that 52 percent Medicare Advantage provider locations in directories contained at l east one inaccuracy. 1 Inaccurate directories and so -called " ghost networks" hinder access to care, causing far too many individuals to face barriers in connecting to a provider at the very beginning of trying to find […]
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