Telemedicine helps reduce waits for mental-health patients in ER and provides better health-care access in schools

Health professionals have used telemedicine to help delay Alzheimer's  disease and reduce hearing loss in Appalachia, especially among ...

Depression should not be a taboo subject; rural Kentucky news editor details writes about her victory over it

By Tim Mandell Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Depression is a subject people often shy away from discussing, but a larg...

Mental-health coverage now required, but access is limited; Medicaid share of all new Ky. enrollments is 85 percent

More people in Kentucky and the nation have access to mental-health care than ever, because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac...

Teens sensitive to light or noise after a concussion are more likely to suffer anxiety or depression, UK study finds

Teens who are sensitive to light or noise after a concussion may also have increased emotional symptoms, such as anxiety or depression, acco...

Daytime mental-health programs shrink, citing problems with managed-care Medicaid; pastoral counselors to be licensed

Access to daytime mental-health care "is on a steep decline in Kentucky, leaving what some fear is a gap in care that isolates the ment...