tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post4370552612571193968..comments2023-10-30T02:03:47.513-07:00Comments on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look: Mandatory Mental Health Screening for Massachusetts Medicaid KidsCL Psychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-73479061897987944262008-01-14T20:02:00.000-08:002008-01-14T20:02:00.000-08:00In the same vein as parental abdication of respons...In the same vein as parental abdication of responsibility, many parents accept these diagnoses and medications because they lack the time, patience, energy and/or will required to address their kids' behavior the old fashioned way: with appropriate discipline tools and the new fasioned way: behavior mgmt techniques. With many health insurance plans, its cheaper to medicate than it is to see a child behavior specialist. <BR/><BR/> Thanks for a great blog! Greatly needed & appreciated.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-24291116818817396572008-01-04T07:25:00.000-08:002008-01-04T07:25:00.000-08:00Dr. Keller,I'll give it a look. Thanks for the li...Dr. Keller,<BR/><BR/>I'll give it a look. Thanks for the link.CL Psychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990549972520745769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-17138301421265099572008-01-03T20:28:00.000-08:002008-01-03T20:28:00.000-08:00I wish that you would look a the literature on the...I wish that you would look a the literature on the PSC (the instrument that you picked in your comment on our efforts to screen for mental health issues in Massachusetts). The purpose is not diagnosis; we shouldn't use the questionnaire to identify issues with each of those 35 questions. the PSC only works when one looks at the questions in aggregate. Works pretty well, actually.<BR/>If anyone wants to see how it it actually used, check out http://www.massgeneral.org/allpsych/PediatricSymptomChecklist/psc_basic.htm<BR/><BR/>David Keller MD<BR/>A pediatrician in Massachusettsolddockellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774007380361537520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33960805.post-68980836772809934622008-01-03T08:28:00.000-08:002008-01-03T08:28:00.000-08:00There is a psychiatric / pharmaceutical plan to "s...There is a psychiatric / pharmaceutical plan to "suicide screen" every<BR/>child in the United States before they graduate from high school.<BR/>Evidence exists that shows massive pharmaceutical backing that will<BR/>result in even more overdrugging of kids with psychiatric drugs .<BR/><BR/>Can you take a moment to view this very short video? Click here: <BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfU9puZQKBY<BR/><BR/>And then sign and forward this petition<BR/>http://www.petitiononline.com/TScreen/petition.html to your associates<BR/>and everyone you know? It already has over 24,000 signatures.<BR/><BR/>It's simply a race to inform enough parents so something can be done<BR/>about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com