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COVID-19 and Mental Health

Senior behavioral/social scientist Joshua Breslau explains how findings from a RAND study of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic can help in determining who in the population is most likely to experience significant psychological distress during future disasters. Breslau describes the connection between socioeconomic status and increased risk of psychological distress.

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Patients Log On to See Their Own Doctors During the Pandemic
Telehealth use has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can this form of high-quality, low-cost care be maintained over the long term? As discussion of post-pandemic policies begins, lessons from patients' use of telehealth will provide valuable guidance.
Jan 7, 2021
How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States
With scientific advances, Medicaid expansion, and political consensus on the importance of improving mental health, the time is ripe for transforming the U.S. mental health system. This will mean structural reforms that address patients' challenges in finding, accessing, and receiving high-quality and timely care.
Jan 11, 2021
Family Caregivers Should Be Integrated into the Health Care Team
The pandemic has produced changes in health care practices, such as shorter hospital stays and more frequent management of chronic illnesses at home. This has shifted the responsibility for many medical tasks to family caregivers. Caregivers have become frontline workers and should be treated as members of the health care team.
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Transforming the U.S. Mental Health System
The United States is at a time of promise for historic transformation in mental health care. This report describes the landscape of mental health in the United States, identifies opportunities for change, and makes evidence-based recommendations for a path forward.
Jan 11, 2021