March 23rd, 2010

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Integrating Primary and Mental Health Care

The increased integration of mental health care into primary care is one of my pet issues. Currently, primary care providers (PCPs), also called general practitioners, provide over half of mental health treatment in the United States – which results in up to 50% of mental health problems going unindentified, undiagnosed, and untreated through the primary [...]

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Yes I Am: And that’s the heart of it. I don’t want anyone to think I’m lazy. I’m already working part time because I simply cannot cope with full time work any more, and I can’t stand the questions I get about it. I’m not open about my health conditions, and I have no acceptable [...]

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Please do not be on my side The American Academy of Pain Medicine wants better treatment of chronic pain. So do I. I hate that fucking joke so much. World, please stop saying, “Achieving [something you think is awesome but it's actually pathetic] is like winning a gold medal at the Special Olympics!” A Special [...]