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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. Many respondents described an abrupt shift in clinician demeanor—“dismissive,” “rushed,” or “unprofessional”—once their mentalhealth history surfaced.

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Implementation of Combined PCBH and CCBHC Models: Key Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On January 7, 2025, SAMHSA announced the award of one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Demonstration planning grants to 14 states and Washington, D.C., CCBHCs focus on comprehensive behavioral health services, ensuring 24/7 crisis care, care coordination, and a broader continuum of behavioral health treatment.

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Study finds primary care physicians increasingly treat mental health concerns

Medical Xpress

A new study has found that patients are increasingly likely to discuss mental health concerns with the doctor they often know best: their primary care physician.

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Episode 51 – Human Dx unknown with Rabih & Jefferson residents – Drs. Redfield & Dikdan – Fever, rash and joint pain

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She is a graduate of University of Maryland and received her MD from University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Her clinical interests include mental health disease, hepatology and functional gastroenterology. He is a graduate of Boston College and obtained his dual MD/MPH from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

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Report: Australia now spends more on mental health and substance use disorders than on injuries

Medical Xpress

Between 2018–19 and 2019–20, spending on mental and substance use disorders grew to replace injuries as the fourth highest category of health spending.

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Americans are relying more on therapy than medication for their mental health needs

NPR Health

The number of Americans relying on psychotherapy went up between 2018 and 2021, whereas the number of people using psychiatric medications went down.

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Incarceration of BIPOC mothers 29:30 Health Impacts on Children and Young Adults with History of Parental Incarceration 35:24 Remedying Health of Women and Children Impacted by the Criminal Legal System 45:55 Key takeaways Episode Takeaways: Prisons are not places of healing. 2018 Sep;142(3):e20174314. Epub 2018 Jul 9.