Tag Archives: health disparities

U.S. Health Disadvantage is Not Inevitable

Posted on July 20, 2013 by

Two major research studies in the last year compare health indicators in the United States with other major upper-income countries. Both exhaustively review government statistics and published articles. The first study, from the Institute of Medicine, draws on a panel … Continue reading →

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Social Factors and the Evaluation of Mental Disorders

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

The American Psychiatric Association is set to release the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) this month. These new guidelines will have a profound effect on how clinicians diagnose mental disorders, how health insurers … Continue reading →

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