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KIDS, DEPRESSION AND EXERCISE
A Norwegian study released in January looked at 700 children and the effects that exercise had on them when it came to depression.
TANNING ADDICTION ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR
A new Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) study out in March is adding a new concern related to tanning. The YSPH study is saying that tanning may also lead to “other addictive behaviors.”
NEW STUDY INDICATES DEADLY OVERDOSES MAY RESULT FROM MIXING OPIOID ANALGESICS WITH BENZODIAZEPINE MEDICATIONS
The immediate risk of excessive use of benzos is the chance that they will be used in combination with alcohol or other drugs like opioids and cause an accidental overdose.
INSURERS DROPPING PRE-AUTH FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT
This month Aetna joined fellow insurers Anthem and Cigna in dropping the prior authorization requirement for privately insured patients to prescribe “particular medications ― such as Suboxone ― that are used to mitigate withdrawal symptoms.” Aetna is the third leading health care insurer to drop the pre-authorization in recent months.
WELCOME TO THE KAREN HORNEY CLINIC
The Karen Horney Clinic offers mental health treatment to adults, children and their families and caregivers, those who have suffered a trauma, and young adults who are adjusting to student life in a demanding academic environment.