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Chestnut Global Partners
This report features surveys of EAP colleagues, and reviews recently published research and survey data in the areas of employee assistance services, behavioral health, and workplace well-being. Five major trends are analyzed and recommendations for best practice implementation are offered.
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Psychotherapy Networker
Clinicians today are adapting to meet the demands of the digital world and fit into the schedules and lifestyles of clients no longer willing to follow the traditional pattern of once-a-week sessions in a therapist's office. In a consumer-driven mental health marketplace, individuals with anxiety disorders want services from the comfort of their homes. For veterans living in rural areas, remote group and individual psychotherapy for trauma offers treatment possibilities that weren't available even a few years ago. Many clinicians are still unsure about the clinical, ethical, and legal issues that emerge as distance therapy becomes a more accepted practice.
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Los Angeles Times
Gary Benefield died while a patient at the substance abuse treatment company A Better Tomorrow. The family sued, reaching an out-of-court settlement. What came next sent a jolt through California's large drug and alcohol rehabilitation industry. The state attorney general's office pursued second-degree murder charges against A Better Tomorrow and four of its employees — the first time in California history that a corporation had been accused of murder, according to the facility's attorneys.
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Psych Central
A new imaging study shows that intense exercise boosts two critical neurotransmitters — glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) — resulting in better mental fitness. Published in The Journal of Neuroscience, the study’s findings offer new insights into why exercise could become an important part of treating depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders linked with deficiencies in neurotransmitters, which drive communications between the brain cells that regulate physical and emotional health.
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Time
More Americans than ever are overdosing on anxiety drugs, researchers reported — and it's not clear why.
The new study finds not only that more Americans are taking the drugs, which include brand names such as Valium and Xanax, but that they're taking more of them.
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Health Affairs Blog
The most serious health care problem faced by most Americans is affordability. A December Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 62 percent of Americans surveyed were concerned about the position of presidential candidates on health care affordability. Only national security ranked higher among Americans’ concerns. A recent New York Times/Urban Institute study found that over half of all Americans without health insurance—and 20 percent of Americans with health insurance—face problems dealing with medical debt.
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The New York Times
Rehabilitation programs still largely adhere to the 12-step principles. Dr. Willenbring believes this approach ignores the most recent research on the subject. From 2004 to 2009, he was the director of treatment research at the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and he oversaw dozens of studies proving the efficacy of medications and new behavioral therapies to treat drinking problems. Read more
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American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association recognized six employers for their efforts to promote employee well-being and organizational performance at its 11th annual Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Feb. 27. The six employers received APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award for their comprehensive set of practices that support a healthy, high-performing work environment. At these six winning companies, more than seven out of 10 employees say the organization values employee involvement (71 percent), work-life balance (77 percent), training and development (78 percent) and employee recognition (77 percent). Well-being plays a central role in these organizations, with 79 percent of employees reporting that their organization promotes and supports a healthy lifestyle.
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