Preserving Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services and Supports in Congressional Health Reform
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group in sharing the January 3 letter to Congress, here: PDF. […]
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Early interventions to prevent disability for workers with mental health conditions: Impacts from the DMIE
Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D., Denise Hoffman, Ph.D., Henry T. Ireys, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 1, p56–63 Published online: August 30, 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.07.002 Background As of 2011, over 9 million working-age adults were receiving federal disability benefits and this number is expected to rise steadily. Early intervention programs that seek to maintain […]
January 20, 2015 – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Webinar
Understanding the Health Coverage Needs of People with Disabilities Slides […]
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity
This fact sheet is intended to help Navigators answer specific questions that people with disabilities might ask about mental health and substance use disorder parity (MH/SUD) through the Health Insurance Marketplace Q1. Will I be able to get insurance with mental health and substance use disorder benefits through the Marketplace? A. Yes, mental health and […]
Perceived stigma, strain, and mental health among caregivers of veterans with traumatic brain injury
Sean M. Phelan, Joan M. Griffin, Wendy L. Hellerstedt, Nina A. Sayer, Agnes C. Jensen, Diana J. Burgess, Michelle van Ryn Disability and Health Journal, Volume 4, Issue 3 Published Online: March 21, 2011 p177–184 Published online: April 22, 2011 Abstract Background Family caregivers of individuals with stigmatized conditions can experience stigma-by-association and discrimination. […]
Mental health trajectories of young people after disability onset
Maina Kariuki, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. (For), Anne Honey, Ph.D., B.App.Sc. (OT) Hons, B.Ec., Eric Emerson, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc., Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Ph.D., M.Ed., B.A., Grad. Dip. Cont.Ed., Dip. OT Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia Disability and Health Journal Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 91–101, […]
Perceived stigma, strain, and mental health among caregivers of veterans with traumatic brain injury
Sean M. Phelan, Joan M. Griffin, Wendy L. Hellerstedt, Nina A. Sayer, Agnes C. Jensen, Diana J. Burgess, Michelle van Ryn Disability and Health Journal, issue 3, July 20122, p177–184 Published online: April 22, 2011 Background Family caregivers of individuals with stigmatized conditions can experience stigma-by-association and discrimination. Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may elicit a […]
Protecting rights and building capacities: challenges to global mental health policy in light of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
Wildeman S. Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law. J Law Med Ethics. 2013 Spring;41(1):48-73. doi: 10.1111/jlme.12005. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified mental health as a priority for global health promotion and international development to be targeted through promulgation of evidence-based medical practices, health systems reform, and respect for human rights. Yet these overlapping […]
Disparities in mental health service use of racial and ethnic minority elderly adults
Jimenez DE, Cook B, Bartels SJ, Alegría M. Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. daniel.e.jimenez@dartmouth.edu. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jan;61(1):18-25. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12063. Epub 2012 Dec 18. OBJECTIVES: To apply the Institute of Medicine definition of healthcare disparities, to measure disparities in different aspects of episodes of mental […]
The role of pain, functioning, and mental health in suicidality among Veterans Affairs primary care patients
Magruder KM, Yeager D, Brawman-Mintzer O. Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar;102 Suppl 1:S118-24. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300451. Epub 2012 Jan 25. Mental Health Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA. OBJECTIVES: We examined suicidality, pain, functioning, and psychiatric disorders among veterans in primary care by using both self-report and clinical measures […]