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How to Create a Psychotherapy Note
Everyone involved in a psychotherapy practice understands the importance of a well-written progress note. While the documentation process can prove to be tedious and boring,…
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How to Create an Effective Psychiatric Progress Note
Well-written psychiatric progress notes are vital for tracking patient progress and your clinic’s success. To maximize their effectiveness, many modern clinics are embracing the use…
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Dispelling 8 Common Myths About Mental Illness
Mental illness myths have existed for thousands of years. In the early days, supernatural forces were thought to be the cause of mental health issues. Egyptians,…
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The Benefits of a Paperless Therapy Practice
Is your practice still operating in the increasingly antiquated world of paper documents? If so, you aren’t alone. Behavioral health practices across the country are…
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Ways Mental Illness Is Commonly Misrepresented in the Media
When you think of how mental health issues are commonly portrayed in the media, what are the first images that come to mind? Do you…
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Tips for Improving Psychotherapy Patient Retention
Mental health is a serious issue that affects millions of Americans. More than 43 million American adults (18 percent of the adult population) struggle with mental health…
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10 Foods that Boost Mental Health
When planning out a healthy diet, it’s common to focus on foods geared toward weight loss. While smart caloric intake is vital to overall health,…
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Tips for Improving Mental Health in Young Adults
With the particular stresses that can overpower the lives of teens and young adults, it’s no wonder that mental health issues are prevalent among these…
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How Yoga Can Improve Mental Health
Modern life, with all its advantages, has also brought with it an upswing in those suffering from a wide range of mental health issues. The…
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8 Tips for Reducing Insurance Claim Denials
For those who work in the behavioral health field, navigating the complexities of billing procedures can provide its share of headaches. A busy practice can…
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How Providers Can Keep Patients Coming Back
As healthcare costs continue to be on the front burner of not only the political landscape but people’s monthly budgets as well, patients are taking…
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Why Medical Data Needs to be Protected
One of the most pressing issues of our time is that of privacy. The headlines come in many different forms. Sometimes it’s about how much…
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10 Things That Should Be In Every Psychiatric Nurse’s Progress Note
by Richard Morganstern, MD Inpatient psychiatric nurses play an important role as information collectors so that, among other things, psychiatrists will make the right medication…
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Insurers Need to do More to Improve Their Networks
A recent study by Milliman Inc. shines a light on what many psychiatrists already know: Insurance company restrictions are detrimental to people getting affordable treatment…
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Enforcing the Law and Caring for Mental Health
Saturday morning cartoons make everything seem so simple, don’t they? Think of the shows you watched as a child. The police officers were the good…
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