Speaking out

With an election happening in the UK, Mary O’Hara reports from
the States on how activists there are lobbying politicians to put
mental health on the agenda across the pond

Here is the article in pdf format: *please note you need adobe reader to view this

Mental Health Feature.pdf

In nearly all health plans, 5% of patients are “complex” and they utilize 50% of health resources

(Zuvekas & Cohen, Health Affairs 26: 249-257, 2007). Over 2/3 of this small group have concurrent physical and mental disorders yet are cared for in a clinical system in which mental health practitioners and medical practitioners rarely converse with eac