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02 August 2013 Ultrasis plc....
("Ultrasis" or the "Company")
Further US Success for Beating the Blues
Ultrasis, the leading provider of cognitive behavioral therapy for stress and mild to moderate depression, is pleased to announce that its US joint venture, U² Interactive has secured a new contract with Park Center Inc, an Indiana based Community Mental Health Service Provider.
Paul Wilson, CEO of Park Center, said "We are delighted to be partnering with U2 Interactive to make Beating the Blues available within our services. With Beating the Blues we have found an affordable, evidence based and innovative solution that will empower clients to take a more active role in managing their overall health by treating their depression and anxiety. In addition to using this tool with traditional clients coming to our site for services, we will use Beating the Blues as key resource for Care Coaches imbedded in primary care offices and it will also be the cornerstone of a public billboard campaign to promote awareness of depression and anxiety. With advances in technology, integration efforts with primary care and cuts to mental health funding, it is important to look for quality treatment options that are also cost effective. Beating the Blues is all that. Park Center values the scientific research behind Beating the Blues and anticipates our clients will achieve positive outcomes with this exciting patient centered approach to care."
John Smith, Chief Operating Officer at U2 Interactive and Chief Executive at Ultrasis, said "We are very excited at the opportunity to work with the team at Park Center. They bring the kind of professionalism, vision and approach that will ensure the successful implementation of Beating the Blues. With increasing pressure on budgets and the need to demonstrate measurable outcomes we believe that Beating the Blues will add significant value to their high quality services. Now that Beating the Blues has been recognised in the US by National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).we expect to see increased interest and further contracts."
Ends
Beating the Blues’ stands out as the most evidence-based ccbt programme available. The challenge Ultrasis has faced for the past two years has been how to engage with the changing NHS and provide a solution to their needs under the new commissioning arrangements and also how to ensure consistently high levels of completion of the programme by patients. The joint venture announced with CWP will help us to address these challenges by creating a range of products and services aligned to the needs of today's NHS that focus on the needs of both GP's and patients.
http://www.ultrasis.com/news/article.html?article_id=333
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Mental Health Board adopted a fiscal year 2014 budget of $7.3 million, down about $3 million from last year almost entirely because of a change in the way Medicaid money is processed, board officials said.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/aug/01/mahoning-county-mental-health-board-approves-73m-b/?nw
Congratulations to self help 26 July 2013.
http://www.ultrasis.com/news/article.html?article_id=331
http://www.selfhelpservices.org.uk/2013/07/technology-4-good-winners/
Missouri became the 19th state to mandate that private insurers
reimburse healthcare providers for telehealth services on the same basis that they would for in-person services, while also prohibiting them from denying coverage for telehealth services. Kentucky, meanwhile, has expanded telehealth coverage for its Medicaid beneficiaries to include a variety of physical and mental health evaluations.
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/more-states-take-telehealth-expansion?goback=%2Egde_4172177_member_259010504
Mind, a mental health charity...
Has noticed a sharp increase in the number of people calling their infoline
Charity CEO Paul Farmer said that financial worries were usually the root cause of despair and worry
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2368512/Number-people-calling-mental-health-helplines-soars-50-year--financial-pressures-blame.
Drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline
(GSK) faces allegations of funneling $489 million (3 billion yuan) through travel agencies to pay kickbacks to doctors, hospitals, and government officials to prescribe GSK drugs to patients.
http://rt.com/business/sex-drugs-gaxlosmithkline-bribe-163/
Page update 15 June 2013.
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=318
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Open Minds u2 Interactive USA BtB online depression program.
http://www.openminds.com/cc/products/062413-u2-omh-beating-the-blues-hospital-clinics.htm
Beating The Blues JULY 2013..
One of the things I did was a computer-based Beating The Blues therapy programme that raises your awareness of depression and how it can affect you. Having access to that earlier on would be a good way to prepare yourself. People don’t know what to look out for. They think you feel sad but there are other things like jumping to a conclusion and magnifying things in your mind. It would help for women to know the signs.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/mum-leanne-hails-scientists-breakthrough-2056458
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The Whitehouse 6 JUNE 2013..BtB Ultrasis/u2 Interactive USA.
http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/Article-Detail/mh-community-applauds-white-house-launch-of-national-dialogue.aspx
Israel version of BtB online depression...11 JULY 2013..
http://www.janglo.net/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&page=display&tid=273186
BtB/uk BtB/us mentioned in the whitehouse, china trials due, recognition by MHA Mental Health America, put on radar...big rise.
6 June 2013:
http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/Article-Detail/mh-community-applauds-white-house-launch-of-national-dialogue.aspx
Computer Cognitive Behavior Therapy, phone tablet apps next imho..
http://www.ultrasis.com/
http://www.u2interactive.com/
BtB/uk BtB/us mentioned in the whitehouse, china trials due, recognition by MHA Mental Health America, put on radar...big rise.
6 June 2013:
http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/Article-Detail/mh-community-applauds-white-house-launch-of-national-dialogue.aspx
Computer Cognitive Behavior Therapy, phone tablet apps next imho..
http://www.ultrasis.com/
http://www.u2interactive.com/
BtB/uk BtB/us mentioned in the whitehouse, china trials due, recognition by MHA Mental Health America, put on radar...big rise.
6 June 2013:
http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/Article-Detail/mh-community-applauds-white-house-launch-of-national-dialogue.aspx
Computer Cognitive Behavior Therapy, phone tablet apps next imho..
http://www.ultrasis.com/
http://www.u2interactive.com/
BtB/uk BtB/us mentioned in the whitehouse, china trials due, recognition by MHA Mental Health America, put on radar...big rise.
6 June 2013:
http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/Article-Detail/mh-community-applauds-white-house-launch-of-national-dialogue.aspx
Computer Cognitive Behavior Therapy, phone tablet apps next imho..
http://www.ultrasis.com/
http://www.u2interactive.com/
Furloughs to impact mental health treatment 11 weeks delay possible.
http://m.jdnews.com/news/military/furloughs-to-impact-mental-health-treatment-1.169976/
ALMOST two-thirds of Australians are losing sleep...
over work and money worries, a poll shows.
Lifeline's annual stress poll found 62 per cent of Australians have reported trouble sleeping in the past 12 months because of stress, primarily because of work and financial issues.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/money/cost-of-living/australians-lose-sleep-over-work-and-money/story-fni0cp8i-1226676691362
PITTSBURGH, July 9, 2013 -- "Beating the Blues US,"
A computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program, has been independently assessed and rated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the agency that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the United States.
HTTP://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130709-909568.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
HTTP://www.sys-con.com/node/2730209
Town where one in six are hooked on happy pills: Prescriptions up 8% as campaigners focus on high numbers of anti-depressants being handed out in deprived areas
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2348488/Blaenau-Gwent-Wales-Town-hooked-happy-pills.html
Update 18 June 2013..
Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Beating the Blues (BtB), is a computer-delivered series of cognitive behavioral therapy sessions for adults with mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety, as determined by an outpatient screening using a standardized instrument. BtB is based on the concept that changing one's thoughts changes one's feelings and behaviors as well. Delivered online in eight personalized 50-minute sessions accessed about weekly, the intervention teaches cognitive and behavioral strategies. During early sessions, clients learn about depression and anxiety and how to identify their own symptoms, and they set goals for therapy. In the following sessions, clients learn how to identify and change their thoughts, inner beliefs, and attributional styles (ways for explaining the causes of an event or behavior) that are exacerbating their problems. Throughout the sessions, a number of interactive multimedia techniques are used, most notably video vignettes that depict individuals modeling the session content. In addition, clients select behavioral techniques (e.g., activity scheduling, problem solving, sleep management) to apply to their problems. The online system administers demographic and evaluation questionnaires; provides the client with printable notes and worksheets throughout sessions; generates homework assignments for practicing new skills and assesses how assignments have been carried out; and sends clients a session review
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=318
7 June 13 USA.
Editor’s note: This is the final story in a series on mental health in Eastern Oregon. For the rest of the stories, visit www.eastoregonian.com
Treating mental illness early could prevent anguish and heartbreak for millions — and save the government big money.
That’s what mental health experts have been saying for years and now it seems federal and state officials are tuning in. President Obama included $235 million in his budget to pay for such things as training teachers to detect mental illness in students.
http://www.opb.org/news/article/early-mental-health-treatment-saves-heartache-cash/
Psychotherapy is just as effective as antidepressants
At beating the blues. Research finds little difference in the effects of drug and nondrug therapies ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2332188/Psychotherapy-just-effective-anti-depressants-beating-blues.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
4.9.2 Public HealthPage 54 Developed 2013/14..
Public Health Wales (PHW) has been involved in the development of a national
programme of public health campaigns, which has ensured a consistent national
approach with regards to the structure and pharmacist intervention required. It also
means that effective evaluation of the campaign delivery and interventions made is
being undertaken.
BCUHB has had a good uptake with the public health campaigns namely 85% return
rate with the Education Expert Programme and 88% return rate with the One in Ten
- reducing the risk of stroke and diabetes. The latest campaign is Love your Lungs,
targeting lung health
Following a successful application to the Welsh Assembly Government's rural health
innovation fund, three community pharmacies in Bala, Nefyn and Barmouth teamed
up with the BCUHB and Public Health Wales to pilot the delivery of Computerised
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy through community pharmacy. Despite being in the
NICE guidelines for the treatment of mild to moderate depression and anxiety, CBT
was not an option routinely offered by GPs due to the rural location of the three
communities involved and the need to travel long distances. An eight week course of
CCBT was offered using the ""Beating the Blues"" software. To date, 30 patients have
taken part in the pilot with completion rates higher than average for the ‘Beating the
Blues’ software. Those involved showed improvement in depression and anxiety
scores measured using PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires. The pilot proved
successful in establishing that there was a clear need for this service and that it could
be delivered through community pharmacy due to its accessibility and the fact that
the pharmacies involved were viewed by patients as part of the local healthcare team.
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/861/QS13_068%20Primary%20Care%20Improvement.pdf
Let's be honest ... five years ago, telepractice
was jeered by most mental health professionals. That was prior to the advent of our daily lives being managed by "apps" on smartphones and tablet PCs, and when cloud computing conjured images of a storm in our computers
http://archive.aweber.com/tmhinews/7xjpk/h/Is_Telepractice_Looking_More.htm
U2 is jointly owned by UPMC & Ultrasis PLC and head quartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
About Beating The Blues US(R) - is the American version of Beating the Blues, a computerized CBT program that has treated over 300,000 people worldwide. There are 22 peer-reviewed and published studies that demonstrate its effectiveness at treating mild and moderate depression and anxiety conditions. In the U.S. it is already deployed in large integrated delivery health systems, health insurers, behavioral health organizations, employers and within the VA and DoD.
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130523-910278.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
U2 is jointly owned by UPMC & Ultrasis PLC and head quartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
About Beating The Blues US(R) - is the American version of Beating the Blues, a computerized CBT program that has treated over 300,000 people worldwide. There are 22 peer-reviewed and published studies that demonstrate its effectiveness at treating mild and moderate depression and anxiety conditions. In the U.S. it is already deployed in large integrated delivery health systems, health insurers, behavioral health organizations, employers and within the VA and DoD.
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130523-910278.html?mod=googlenews_wsj