Posts tagged depression
Shattering ordinary people’s mental health

Dillion Swindle of Oxford had just gotten his dream promotion and relocated to Louisiana when COVID-19 smacked the nation in 2020.

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Mississippi insurers agree to commissioner’s plea to continue telemedicine coverage when state of emergency ends

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has secured crucial support from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, the largest health insurer in the state, to continue covering telehealth visits at the same rate as in-person visits.

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Federal law says insurers must cover outpatient mental health care. But Mississippi decides not for its state employees

Postpartum depression left Julie Seawright of Tupelo crying hysterically in her bathtub after the birth of her first child.

She turned to her state-employee insurance plan to cover out-patient treatment to see her through the crisis.

She was out of luck.

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Live life or take it? Pandemic brings increased distress and thoughts of suicide

Sometimes acclaimed poet C. T. Salazar of Columbus marvels, “Oh, good Lord, what a great life I have.”

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Telemental health provides access and convenience. But can the advantages overcome WiFi woes and the technologically challenged?

Jen Cornett of Brandon goes for grief counseling to recover from the sudden death of her boyfriend in November.

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Rising drug costs imperil mental health treatment

Magdalin Fulce used to take three different prescription medications for anxiety and depression.

She doesn’t take any now, not because she doesn’t need it, but because she can’t afford it.

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Telemental health visits soar in Mississippi during the pandemic. Is it a stopgap measure or a roadmap for the future?

University of Mississippi student Johnny Douglas of Oxford was worried that his therapy for depression and anxiety might stop in its tracks when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

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‘It’s easy to overlook the impact of COVID-19 on people with serious mental-health issues’

Cortney Hood of Tupelo knows the coronavirus pandemic is rattling her. She can see it in her daily routine.

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‘Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia’

I went to spring break for a long weekend in Memphis the second weekend in March, and when I came back, the world had exploded.

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