Insurance and Mental Health

Mental health has not always been viewed as a medical condition. However, in recent years, it has gained significant recognition and visibility. Listen in to learn how changes in insurance have provided agents with increased resources, networking opportunities, and services that they can offer to clients.

 

Informational Sources:

- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968

- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480686/

- The Yellow Wallpaper: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf

- Asylums and lobotomy: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-is-a-lobotomy#history

- https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014576

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181586/#:~:text=Earlier%20conflicts%20had%20given%20birth,French%20and%20German%20scientific%20literature

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/what/history_ptsd.asp#:~:text=At%20that%20time%2C%20some%20symptoms,and%20sleep%20problems%2C%20among%20others

Stats: https://adaa.org/find-help/by-demographics/mens-mental-health

- https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide

- https://covid19.nih.gov/covid-19-topics/mental-health

Trends:

- https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/elmo-social-media-question-sparks-existential-dread-despair-rcna136477

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214398/#:~:text=Excessive%20Internet%20use%20may%20create,low%20family%20relationships%20and%20anxiety

- https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-023-01243-x#:~:text=Excessive%20use%20has%20increased%20loneliness,self%2Desteem%20%5B9%5D

- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/blue-zones#TOC_TITLE_HDR_9

- https://www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/lonely-older-adults.html

- https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/physician-fee-schedule/marriage-and-family-therapists-mental-health-counselors#:~:text=Effective%20January%201%2C%202024%2C%20MFTs,the%20Medicare%20Physician%20Fee%20Schedule

- https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/how-many-physicians-have-opted-out-of-the-medicare-program/