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Equal Access to Mental Health: The Right Thing to Do, and It Won’t Break the Bank!

Concerns about cost are always front-and-center in any discussion of health care.  So, when the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act became effective in January 2010, there was concern that the changes would cause health care costs to escalate. … Continue reading

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Too Many Drugs, Too Soon? A Pediatrician on What Every Parent Needs to Know

Many of you may have read the September 2 front page story in The New York Times, “ Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young.”  In the article, reporter Duff Wilson details a story of diagnosis and treatment … Continue reading

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