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Mentally Ill Patients Without Insurance Flood ERs

Emergency rooms across the nation are facing a high amount of patients who are coming there in order to have their mental health needs taken care of. This is difficult, if not impossible, for ER doctors to provide within the ER itself. The main problem is that people lack health insurance, and see the ER as the only place to get the care that they need. One of the biggest problems faced by Americans comes from their inability to afford health insurance coverage. Unfortunately, in this country, those who lack health insurance become completely unable to pay for the health … Continue reading →

The Leading Cause of Disabilities in Youth is Mental Illness

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A disability can be physical, cognitive, social, or emotional in nature. In some cases, differences in learning styles can be considered as a disability. The World Health Organization says that mental health problems make up almost half of all disabilities in children and young adults. This may seem surprising, since mental illnesses are frequently kept as a secret. The World Health Organization (WHO) did some research that involved data that came from 191 different countries around the world. Researchers then estimated the number of years of having good health that were lost because of disease or injury. The term for … Continue reading →