Coronavirus

How Practitioners Can Help Patients Deal with COVID-19-Driven Anxiety
Many individuals are finding themselves feeling scared, confused, angry, and generally unsettled by current events. Here are some ways mental health professionals can help patients cope with COVID-19.
Deinstitutionalization and Decarceration Emerge as New COVID-19 Issues
It is ironic that deinstitutionalization from state psychiatric hospitals and decarceration from city and county jails—major objectives long sought by the behavioral health community—have turned into significant problems in the COVID-19 era.
Solutions Powered by the Pandemic’s New Normal
The global pandemic can be remembered as the time we decided to reach more people. Here are three areas of behavioral healthcare we can prioritize for positively changing behavioral healthcare as we know it.
Remote Drug Screening Gains Acceptance During Pandemic
At-home testing solutions draw interest as providers look to maintain quality of care while reducing the need for in-person patient visits.
Sierra Tucson Launches Mental Healthcare Program for Frontline Health Workers
Healthcare Heroes Trauma Recovery is a three-tiered residential trauma treatment program for physicians, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers impacted by COVID-19-related stress.
Report: Researchers Studying Naltrexone for Treatment of COVID-19 Symptoms
Researchers from Beaumont Health System in Michigan are studying whether naltrexone can be used to help manage symptoms of individuals with a COVID-19 infection, according to a report from Detroit’s NPR affiliate.
Reasonable Expectations, Educated Guesses: Projecting Behavioral Healthcare's Future Amidst COVID-19
It's a difficult task with so many unknowns still surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, but we must look forward to start planning for the state of the behavioral healthcare field, both in the immediate future and years from now.
NCAD Goes Virtual in 2020
In lieu of the two annual NCAD meetings (East and West), this year’s event will take place as a virtual experience that includes video content and live streaming with Q&A sessions July 30-Aug. 2.
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Love and Work During the Coronavirus Pandemic
These atypical challenges and overlap in love and work can necessitate a "Mayday" distress call. Who better to answer that than compassionate and competent mental health care-givers?
A Good Cry is What This Doctor Prescribes for the Pandemic
We need to cleanse our minds to go forward as best we can, otherwise the grief we are currently experiencing will continue to hold us back.
Center Informs Public of Online Resources During COVID-19 Crisis
The Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies has established TechTogether.co to facilitate access to online addiction and recovery support during a time of isolation.
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