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Question by ??????? ? JON ? ???????: Do you think my dad’s health insurance would cover therapy for me?
I am 20, and I’d like to go to psychological therapy this summer, a few sessions maybe, but I don’t want my parents to know. I do have my dad’s health insurance card though…do you think therapy would be covered? I know you don’t know his exact plan…but is therapy one of those things that’s never covered, or maybe is it always? Thanks for any help.
Libbyami: Should have seen that coming. Why do people always assume I don’t have a job? I do. And I’m a full time student. But I don’t want to go to their counseling services because I’m always afraid I’ll see someone there.

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Answer by Dr. Nightcall
It varies. Some plans cover mental health and some don’t. Check with your dad’s insurance provider. All health questions are confidential.

Question by Evan: I NEED TO KNOW THE MONEY SPENT ON ALCOHOL REHABS YEARLY. RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.?
RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.

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Answer by raysny
The most recent I could find for the US has the figures for 1997:

“A study shows that the U.S. spent a combined $ 11.9 billion on alcohol and drug abuse treatment, while the total social costs were more than $ 294 billion. The results were part of the National Estimates of Expenditures for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1997, which was released at the end of April by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

The report, prepared by the MEDSTAT Group for SAMHSA, examines how much is spent in the U.S. to treat alcohol and drug abuse, how that spending has changed between 1987 and 1997, how much of the spending is done by the private and public sectors, and how substance abuse expenditures compare to spending for mental health and other health conditions in the U.S.”
http://www.usmedicine.com/newsDetails.cfm?dailyID=54

Question by Poke_the_Bear: Of course there won’t be any Death Panels. Right?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1224776/Over-65-Why-doctors-think-giving-latest-cancer-drugs-just-waste.html

Alarming research is showing that elderly cancer patients are missing out on the breakthroughs in chemotherapy and surgery that have dramatically improved the outcome of younger patients.
In fact, up to 15,000 elderly people with cancer in the UK are dying prematurely every year when compared to the rest of Europe and the U.S., according to a report published by the North West Cancer Intelligence Service (NWCIS) which compiles cancer statistics. . . .
A major concern is that the NHS Cancer Plan, introduced in 2000 to improve cancer survival in the UK, has a cut-off point at 70. This results in hospitals having less interest in the elderly. “Yet half of all those diagnosed with cancer are over 70,” says Dr Tony Moran, NWCIS research director. “It’s an area that has been grossly neglected. . . .”
Not surprised there, Townshend, since you don’t feel the need to actually read.
Come on, Mister Ed, why respond with the hate? I thought you guys on the left were the party of love. I guess it is just the ones that agree with you that are treated better. So sad……

Question by necey: Investigator and Forensic mental health counselor?
Im torn between the two! If any you guys have real experience in these fields, it would be extremely helpful. They are really different but they are both my passions. Thanks for the insight. Salary information if possible.
Well I should have known coming on here I would get these type of answers if you know nothing about it don’t answer. YES there is such thing as a forensic mental health counselor. JOHN JAY COLLEGE has a masters degree program in it.

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Answer by Paul
There is no such a thing as a “Forensic mental health counselor.”

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Question by Milk: Do you think there is room for the integration of “alternative” medicine into mainstream medical science?
Do you think there is room for the integration of “alternative” medicine into mainstream medical science and medical practice (or to borrow a phrase from a homeopath I once met, “allopathic

I ask not only because my medical aid (referred to as medical insurance) is spending massive amounts (in my view wasting massive) of the commonweal funding visits to homeopaths, herbalists and even *sniggers* flowerpaths.

In addition, in South Africa (where I am from) practitioners in the field of alternative medicine have called for more collaboration with doctors. Students of homeopathy in South Africa are petitioning the Department of Health for recognition in the form of compulsory community service (it is mandatory for all newly qualified main-stream health professionals to work in state hospitals and clinics for a period of two years – this has led to much consternation, as they can obviously earn far more). They have proposed that they work collaboratively with doctors to treat patients. Traditional healers (even though they have no formal qualification) are demanding the same recognition.

 

Counselling Patients Suffering from Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder –

 

Program linking physical, mental health

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A new pilot program at Four County Counseling Center is using preventive measures to identify children experiencing trauma that may lead to chronic illnesses. Integrated and Coordinated Child and Adolescent Psychiatry uses the Adverse Childhood …
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6 proven ways to lose the weight for good

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What it is: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), a short-term, results-oriented form of counseling, focuses on changing unhelpful behaviors and thoughts—like I deserve to eat a piece of cake because I've had a hard day. … What the research shows …
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Active Minds exposes mental health stigmas

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