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Burnout, Boundaries and Balance

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

In December 2022, I graduated with my master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. For about a year, I sold life insurance and did door-to-door lawn care service sales. It was intense, emotionally demanding work that left very little space to exhale. It was intense, emotionally demanding work that left very little space to exhale.

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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

in 2022, reflecting a trend that continues to rise year after year. For example, insurance data reveals that propofol usage in medical institutions rose 12% in a single year, with only 15% of it being used under national health insurance coverage. The Numbers Behind the Crisis In a 2024 national survey , 73.6% The implication?

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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

61 TMS is also expensive and can be difficult to receive without adequate insurance coverage. Elsevier Academic Press; 2022:137-166. US Department of Veterans Affairs; 2022. 2022; 24;83(6):21m14267. The slower rate of significant response appears similar to that of MAOIs, requiring several weeks. Curr Psychiatr.

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Using Serum Drug Levels

Psychiatric Times

Finally, it provides documentation to justify why the medication was stopped or increased to off-label dosages, or to explain the clinical appropriateness of the treatment plan to an insurance company or colleague. 2022:39(7):1,6-8. Comparison of standard and low serum levels of lithium for maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder.

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The Cat Is Out of the Bag

Mad in America

But in 2022, after a major psychiatric crisis, I began to pull the threads. They’re clusters of symptoms, often reported and evaluated subjectively, and often shaped more by insurance billing codes than science. Psychiatric diagnoses are not medical diseases and they’re not based on objective data.

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From Public Service to Private Practice: The Collapse of the Social Work Profession

Mad in America

Even new psychotherapists (often Licensed Master Social Workers [LMSW], who cannot even practice as clinicians independently yet, as opposed to the Licensed Clinical Social Worker [LCSW]) often do not take insurance nor offer sliding scale fees. It may be a generalization, but many seem unwilling to serve lower-income clients at all.

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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.