FDA to Consider Neuronetics Device
MSN MoneyCentral - that could potentially compete with Cyberonics' Vagus Nerve stimulator, the only device on the market to treat major depression. device became the first to receive FDA approval to treat depressed patients who do not respond to drug treatment. Last
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Special Legislative Session Ends, Mostly With Lots of Inaction
New York Times - legislation requiring insurers to cover certain mental health conditions, including major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders, and to cover up to 30 days a year of hospitalization and 20 days of outpatient treatment. The
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2007 Brings Tax Breaks, Wage Increases to New York
1010Wins - The bill requires insurance companies to cover 30 inpatient and 20 outpatient days of treatment for mental illness. Companies must fully cover "biologically based mental illnesses" including major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia
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Uncovering an Epidemic Screening for Mental Illness in Teens
New England Journal of Medicine - We know from the National Comorbidity Survey that half of all serious adult psychiatric illnesses including major depression Even those who receive treatment tend to do so only after a long delay: 6 to 8 years for patients with mood disorders and 9
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