Psychiatry /tags/psychiatry Psychiatry en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:00:00 GMT Missouri is breaking federal law by housing mentally ill in nursing homes, DOJ finds /health-science-environment/2024-06-20/missouri-breaks-federal-laws-mentally-ill-nursing-homes A majority of Missourians sent to restrictive nursing homes because of mental illness would be better served in a less restrictive setting, a year-and-a-half federal investigation determined. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-20/missouri-breaks-federal-laws-mentally-ill-nursing-homes Clara Bates Wash U researchers are exploring psychedelic drugs — for science /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-17/wash-u-researchers-are-exploring-psychedelic-drugs-for-science Though psilocybin is a Schedule 1 drug, many see opportunities to use it as a treatment for different mental illnesses. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:40:44 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-17/wash-u-researchers-are-exploring-psychedelic-drugs-for-science Jane Mather-Glass Struggling with mental health? St. Louis psychiatrist’s app can help /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-10/struggling-with-mental-health-st-louis-psychiatrists-app-can-help Dr. Dale Anderson discusses the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy on "St. Louis on the Air." Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:58:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-10/struggling-with-mental-health-st-louis-psychiatrists-app-can-help Emily Woodbury Missouri Foster Kids To See Increased Protections After Legal Settlement /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-12-19/missouri-foster-kids-to-see-increased-protections-after-legal-settlement An estimated 30% of Missouri youth in foster care or group homes are on psychotropic drugs of some sort — nearly twice the national average for kids that… Thu, 19 Dec 2019 21:22:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-12-19/missouri-foster-kids-to-see-increased-protections-after-legal-settlement Sarah Fenske How An Influential And Flawed Psychiatric Study Changed The Course Of Modern Medicine /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-12/how-an-influential-and-flawed-psychiatric-study-changed-the-course-of-modern-medicine In 2009, New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalan suddenly experienced hallucinations, paranoia, seizures and catatonia. She was misdiagnosed for a month… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:06:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-12/how-an-influential-and-flawed-psychiatric-study-changed-the-course-of-modern-medicine Emily Woodbury Chemical straitjackets: Lawsuit claims Missouri foster kids prescribed too many meds /health-science-environment/2017-06-12/chemical-straitjackets-lawsuit-claims-missouri-foster-kids-prescribed-too-many-meds Two national child advocacy organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services, alleging that children in the… Mon, 12 Jun 2017 23:02:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-06-12/chemical-straitjackets-lawsuit-claims-missouri-foster-kids-prescribed-too-many-meds St. Louis neurosurgeon implants 'brain pacemaker' to treat OCD /health-science-environment/2015-07-24/st-louis-neurosurgeon-implants-brain-pacemaker-to-treat-ocd A St. Louis neurosurgeon is helping to pioneer a new treatment for severe obsessive compulsive disorder that involves implanting a device sometimes called… Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:49:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-07-24/st-louis-neurosurgeon-implants-brain-pacemaker-to-treat-ocd BJC acquires psychiatric hospital, cites lack of Medicaid expansion for facility's demise /health-science-environment/2015-04-08/bjc-acquires-psychiatric-hospital-cites-lack-of-medicaid-expansion-for-facilitys-demise BJC HealthCare took over operations of a 25-bed, psychiatric acute-care hospital near the West End neighborhood in St. Louis on Wednesday. BJC officials… Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:58:34 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-04-08/bjc-acquires-psychiatric-hospital-cites-lack-of-medicaid-expansion-for-facilitys-demise Innovative Psychiatric Research At Washington University In St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2012-10-15/innovative-psychiatric-research-at-washington-university-in-st-louis Clinical depression is called the world’s number one mental disorder and ranks only behind heart disease as the country’s most disabling condition. It is… Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:53:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2012-10-15/innovative-psychiatric-research-at-washington-university-in-st-louis Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards, Don Marsh Wash U. Gets $20M For Psychiatric Research /health-science-environment/2012-10-08/wash-u-gets-20m-for-psychiatric-research Washington University School of Medicine has received a $20 million donation to establish a new center for psychiatric research.The Taylor Family… Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:04:32 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-10-08/wash-u-gets-20m-for-psychiatric-research