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AI in Mental Health: Innovations Transforming Behavioral Health

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

There is a considerable mental health crisis in the United States: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, yet less than half of these individuals receive treatment. There is a considerable mental health crisis in the United States: 1 in 5 U.S. What is AI in Mental Health Care?

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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need

Nursing Review

Logically, this should apply just as much to mental health as to other parts of the health system. But our new research finds Australia’s mental health care system is not equitable in this way. This clear link between mental distress and socioeconomic disadvantage exists both in Australia and globally.

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Looming mental health crisis – 200 psychiatrists due to walk off the job in NSW

Nursing Review

The New South Wales mental health system is teetering on the verge of collapse as hundreds of psychiatrists are due to leave their job today amid ongoing pay disputes. It is some of the hardest, most demanding work we have in our mental health system across the country. NSW is at the bottom of the pile for mental health.

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An Expansive View of Mental Health Nursing

Minority Nurse

Mental health nursing is a specialty within our profession that may be frequently overlooked and underappreciated. In this respect, the nurse’s role in the mental health of their fellow Americans is crucial. For nurses, the doors to new potential career paths are also opening.

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Episode 26: Social Determinants of Mental Health

Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine

Many factors play a role in mental health, including our neighborhood, access to clean drinking water, and social media consumption. Emma Mangano, a family psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, shares her insights on how to maintain good mental health and talks about her role in inpatient and emergency psychiatry.

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Mindfulness-based mobile applications may provide a useful adjunct to treatment as usual for people with depression

Evidence-Based Nursing

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2024. Context Depression is a common mental health difficulty affecting people across the world. 1 Digital technology is increasingly used to deliver mental health interventions. Context Depression is a common mental health difficulty affecting people across the world.

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The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Q&A with Monica Taylor

The Nurse Break

Meet Monica Taylor – Vice President of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). The diversity of mental health nursing is enormous. Monica Taylor has been a mental health nurse for 30 years and was one of the first community-based MHNs in the Western Australian rural sector. Write for Us.