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When HVN Ireland Meets HVN Athens

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To quote Marianna of HVNA, sister to a voice-hearer; ”things are more difficult for anyone who has suffered the disrespect and the irrational violence of a system that is unresponsive and places preconceptions, trade interests and insecurities and the contributions of insurance funds before human beings.”

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

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I mentioned this proposal in a recent article in Asylum magazine as a response to polarised debates about the use of antidepressants. Increasingly, under-resourced services look for excuses not to provide health care and insurance companies find reasons not to pay out.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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Ads for the for-profit therapy company BetterHelp are everywhere: on television, public radio, podcasts, social media, and in magazines. 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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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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29] An article [30] from an industry-funded magazine misquoted our study, which found that, in adult healthy volunteers, depression drugs double the risk of suicide and violence compared with placebo. [31] What saved her was that her private insurance ran out. But her 11-year-old son Oscar knew it was the pills.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

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Zurzuvae’s cost is estimated to be $16,000 for the 14 days and it is still not known if insurance will cover it. More recently, in 2021, Dr. Corey Laskey published detailed recommendations regarding drug treatment for PPD in the magazine U.S. Pharmacist.

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The Freshman’s Guide to Managing ADHD Care

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To identify medical professionals in the community around your students new school who accept your insurance, consult your students insurance website. Insurance network lists can be outdated with clinicians who are no longer taking new patients. Most do not. Call early.

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‘A Playground for Predators’: Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship

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As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and former television correspondent, her reporting and commentary have been featured in newspapers, magazines, and TV news outlets across the country. O ur guest today is Diane Dimond, a longtime, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in crime and justice issues.

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