Podcast 12: Quality Improvement Strategies and Evaluation for Addiction Treatment Programs

Podcast 12: Quality Improvement Strategies and Evaluation for Addiction Treatment Programs – Podcast 12, Quality Improvement Strategies and Evaluation for Addiction Treatment Programs, highlights the differences between effectiveness, performance and…

Cost of treating brain disorders too much for health systems, study says

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Health systems could be “overwhelmed” by the costs of coping with mental illnesses such as dementia, depression and addiction if nothing is done now to boost investment in research, leading neuroscientists said on Thursday. Publishing a study that put …
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Anorexia or Obesity – facing the fear factor

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The Canadian Medical Association says while it doesn't officially label obesity a disease, it is recognized in the medical community as such. Obesity is associated … “I suffer from a disease, ergo I am obese and somebody else – like my doctor or a …
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