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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

Mad in America

He started working with me at the shop, and I tried to put him on my insurance. Thats when my agent told me,We cant write your insurance because your son is on Vyvanse. Parents can keep their children on their health insurance until theyre 26, but in life-or-death situations, we should be able to get critical information.

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Partner Perspectives: Beyond the Limits — The Hidden Costs of Additional Insured Endorsements

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

Understanding the Costs and Pitfalls When it comes to insurance policies, fine print is critical especially when business agreements request additional insured endorsements. These provisions can carry hidden costs, leaving named insured parties to unfairly shoulder financial and legal burdens.

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TRICARE vs. Veterans Health Administration Insurance

Solara Mental Health

However, patients will still need to update their information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). The DFAS will use this information to inform the IRS about their respective coverages. The VA partners with third-party insurance to cover communities across the United States.

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“What Matters to You?” – An Antidote to “What’s Wrong” and “What Happened”

Mad in America

was introduced as a shorthand way to reframe mental health care from the so-called ‘medical model’ to ‘trauma-informed’ care. I also believe that a trauma- informed approach is essential to good mental health care. is entirely consistent with a trauma- informed approach to services. For all these reasons, ‘what matters to you?’

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Is Public Psychiatry Responding to the Mental Health Crisis or Just “Treating the Chart?”

Mad in America

It’s a piecemeal, parcelized collection of public institutions, non-profits, and private agencies, funded by an equally complicated system of public and private money managed by insurance companies. I wrote up the document as best as I could, translating his rambling discourse into the kind of concrete information the form wants.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

I acknowledged to the therapists that I too worked as a therapist, but I did not reveal I was also gathering information to write about the platform. Without insurance, patients can choose to be seen for whatever they want, and therapists don’t need to shoehorn them into a diagnostic category, which can be stigmatizing.

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Antidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers Discussing It?

Mad in America

To be included in the present research, service users had to be commercially insured, aged 18-64 years, and have a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. All participants were insured; most were female and employed, limiting generalizability to other populations. The authors acknowledge several limitations to the current research.