Clinical decision support system reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with serious mental illness

Clinical decision support system reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with serious mental illness

Press release Monday, March 7, 2022 The low-effort system informs health professionals about patients’ cardiovascular risk factors. In a new study, researchers have shown that they can significantly reduce the cardiovascular risk of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) by using a clinical decision support system that prompts clinicians to provide individualized information brochures on … Read more

What American Mental Health Care Is Missing

What American Mental Health Care Is Missing

During my last year as director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), I was in Oregon giving a presentation to a room full of mental health advocates, mostly family members of youth with serious mental illness. During my tenure as “the nation’s psychiatrist,” the nickname of my role, I oversaw more than $20 … Read more

What I Learned as the ‘Nation’s Psychiatrist’

What American Mental Health Care Is Missing

During my last year as director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), I was in Oregon giving a presentation to a room full of mental health advocates, mostly family members of youth with serious mental illness. During my tenure as “the nation’s psychiatrist,” the nickname of my role, I oversaw more than $20 … Read more