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Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Considered a Disability? Understanding Legal Rights and Workplace Accommodations in the U.S.

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

In such cases, OCD disability benefits may be available through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Please consult with a licensed healthcare provider or legal professional to discuss your specific situation and treatment or disability claims. <p>The

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Between Diagnoses and Dialogue: The Silent Conflict Between Psychiatry and Psychology

Mad in America

This deep divide is not merely theoretical: it plays out in clinical settings, within healthcare systems, and in the lived experience of those seeking support. For many psychologists, care begins with listening — not with labelling.

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How the OBBBA Bill Could Change Medicaid Therapy Coverage: What You Need to Know

Zencare

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the OBBBA will cut federal spending on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits by $1.02 Watch for official notices from your Medicaid insurer or your state’s health department. What’s Changing With Medicaid Under the OBBBA Bill?

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Walking the Line: Navigating Student Mistreatment by Patients

Psychiatric Times

Difficulties With Insurance and Patient Care: “Why Is the System So Complicated?” ERASE provides a stepwise method to empower educators and medical professionals to address patient mistreatment of trainees. Neurosyphilis: When an Antipsychotic Is Not Enough EP: 28. This Is Not Me!”: Mental Illness Is an Equal Opportunity Employer EP: 30.

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Two Decades of PSSD: A Life Stolen by Antidepressants

Mad in America

The response to PSSD from many healthcare professionals has very often been an immensely demeaning and negative experience. The medical field has become complacent, prioritizing pharmaceutical profits, insurance companies agendas, and established narratives over patients well-being. This sounds like depression.

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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

I hope that by telling it, I can help others find a better way to manage their own healthcare, diagnoses, and whatever medications they may or may not choose to take. 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.

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