Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
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Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded room, clinicians say. In Kansas City, providers are planning patient care while facing each other across narrow, cafeteria-style tables in a large, open…

Opinion | What Kennedy Gets Right, And Wrong, About Antidepressants
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Opinion | What Kennedy Gets Right, And Wrong, About Antidepressants

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Like every psychiatrist, I have patients for whom antidepressants are transformative, even lifesaving. But I also see a messier, less advertised side of these medications. There are patients with sexual side effects that they hadn’t known could be caused by their antidepressants because…

This Therapist Helped Clients Feel Better. It Was A.I.
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This Therapist Helped Clients Feel Better. It Was A.I.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The quest to create an A.I. therapist has not been without setbacks or, as researchers at Dartmouth thoughtfully describe them, “dramatic failures.” Their first chatbot therapist wallowed in despair and expressed its own suicidal thoughts. A second model seemed to amplify all the…

Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?
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Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines That might sound a little mushy — that the point of A.D.H.D. treatment is to help you build relationships and improve your self-esteem, rather than the more scientific-sounding goal of repairing your malfunctioning brain. But think back to that controversial statement in Martine…

Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find
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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person appointments — but new research dampens the hope that technology will make mental health care more available to the neediest populations. In fact, the researchers…