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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

A new mom attends a postpartum appointment with her healthcare provider. As a nurse for over 35 years, a healthcare executive, and the family member of a new mom who tragically lost her life, I will always continue to advocate for better screening, treatment, and follow-up — until no one suffers from untreated perinatal mood disorders.

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Creating a Community of Care: Distress, Impairment, and Ethics

Society of Clinical Psychology

These can include work mistakes or other factors that negatively impact our ability to care for patients/clients, missing important deadlines, failing to fulfill basic care responsibilities, not maintaining a continuity of care by frequently canceling appointments, or even working while intoxicated.

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Telehealth is Gaining Traction, but do Mental Health Providers Like It?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Similar to Skype or Facetime, TMH-V allows providers to deliver psychotherapy, medication management, or assessment to clinics without on-site mental health services or directly to patients’ homes. As such, TMH-V can be viewed as one of several effective modes of treatment whose pros and cons will vary depending on the circumstances.