Mad in America

APRIL 15, 2025

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. At the same time, the use of psychiatric medicationincluding controlled psychotropic substancesis also climbing. The implication?

Aging and mental health 90

Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Insurance 90

Mad in America

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For example, suppose psychotherapy is not a realistic option: e.g. when insurance coverage is limited; or few therapists are taking new clients; or serial co-pays pose a financial burden.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 125

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Insurance Pharmaceuticals Community support 125

Clear Behavioral Health

APRIL 23, 2025

Limited insurance coverage: Even though you might benefit from a longer stay in rehab, most health insurance plans only offer coverage for a limited time. If rehab is no longer a medical necessity, your insurance provider will not pay for it. Contact our admissions team to learn about your coverage.

Insurance 52

Insurance Education Group therapy Anxiety disorders 52

Lightwork

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Importance of Community in Women’s Wellness Women thrive in supportive communities where shared experiences create powerful bonds of understanding and healing. At LightWork, we’ve seen how community support can transform lives through our partnership with SHE RECOVERS Community.

Resilience and coping 52

Resilience and coping Sleep and mental health Gender differences Dialectical Behavior Therapy 52

Mad in America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? Once that happens, health insurance companies say okay, if it’s a disease in the brain, why should we pay for talk therapy? James Moore: Mary has sent in some questions and her first is, in the past, there were other tools used to at least try to help folks in crisis.

Pharmaceuticals 144

Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Biopsychosocial model Hospitality 144

Mad in America

JULY 17, 2024

Many of these programs don’t even take insurance, so well-off families pay cash, making them the true clients. The idea was to release some prisoners who were incarcerated for drug offenses into the community and build up a community support system. Ironically, people in elite settings often felt much more controlled.

Poverty and mental health 139

Poverty and mental health Hospitality Family dynamics Nonprofits 139

Mad in America

AUGUST 3, 2024

Iatrogenesis is social when medicine as an institution and a bureaucracy creates ill-health by increasing stress; by subverting autonomy and community support; and by depoliticizing sources of illness. For Illich, the iatrogenesis of modern medicine is clinical when harm to individuals results specifically from medical treatment.

Genetics and mental health 140

Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Hospitality Technology 140