From the Common Health blog:
‘It would be unthinkable for an insurance company not to approve an immediate hospitalization for a child with acute appendicitis; but it is often true for a child with an acute psychiatric illness.’
Read this guest column by two MA children’s mental health advocates on the reality on [the lack of] parity for mental illness by insurers…
Posted on September 6, 2012 → Leave a comment
This entry was posted in Parenting advice. Bookmark the permalink.In addition to being the mother of two sons, I'm a science writer, focusing on the mental health concerns that can rob a parent's much needed sleep. A little over 10 years ago, when my then 17 year-old son Alex was diagnosed with schizophrenia, I desperately needed a blog like this. In my posts, I put the latest research about child and adolescent mental health into plain talk that parents can use. You'll hear about treatment that includes therapy and medication. I have no agenda, other than mental wellness. There's plenty here also on emotional resilience, and prevention. Please ask your own questions, and I promise to do my best to find answers.
Lastly, in this blog I am speaking only for myself as an individual. The views expressed in any post or article do not represent those of my current employer, PLOS, The Public Library of Science.
