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How depression treatment differs throughout Europe
Antidepressant use is up across the world, but what kind of help can patients expect to get in the five most populous EU states?
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Health at a Glance 2013
Total health spending has fallen in one of three OECD countries between 2009 and 2011, with those hardest hit by the crisis most affected. This is a sharp reversal from the strong growth in the years prior to the crisis, according to a new OECD report.
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Antidepressant use on the rise in rich countries, OECD finds
Rate not matched by increase in global diagnoses, prompting concern among psychiatrists about over-use of medication.
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Timor-Leste: Better epilepsy services means better care
After successful pilot projects, the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste aims to expand the delivery of mental health services through community health workers.
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Call for Applications from young leaders from low and middle-income countries to The Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Well being
The Lancet launched a new Commission on Adolescent Health and Well-Being which will produce a report for The Lancet in 2015. To ensure that young people themselves are represented, integrally involved in and contributing to its work, the Commission is seeking to add two young people as full members.
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U.S. Administration issues final mental health and substance use disorder parity rule
Health plans must provide the same level of coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services as they do for medical and surgical treatment, according to new federal regulations.
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The Lancet Psychiatry
Launching in 2014, The Lancet Psychiatry will be an international, multidisciplinary general psychiatry journal promoting the improvement of, and advocacy for, mental health throughout the life course, through the dissemination of high-quality review, research, and opinion.