Butler Newsroom
The experts at Butler Hospital serve as a resource for a range of timely mental health care issues in the news. For the latest updates from Butler Hospital, view our most recent press releases.
New Releases Butler Hospital Presents A Professional Lecture on Eating Disorders Butler Hospital will offer a professional education program on the assessment and treatment of eating disorders. The program will be held on Thursday, October 29, from 12pm to 1:30pm in the Ray Conference Center on the Butler Campus. Experts from Butler Hospital’s Eating Disorders Partial Hospital Program will be available.
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New Clinical Trial on DBS for OCD Begins at Butler
The first patients have been enrolled to participate in a new clinical trial at Butler using Deep Brain Stimulation to treat severe forms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Community Guide to Mental Health
In March 2006, Butler Hospital created a user-friendly Community Guide to Mental Healthcare in Rhode Island. The guide lists treatment providers throughout the state by city or town and includes their contact information, types of insurance they accept, and their treatment specialty areas. It also contains descriptions of the different types of treatment providers, as well as overviews of common mental illnesses, their symptoms and treatments.
A Former Bipolar Patient Recalls His Long Battle With His Own Perfect Storm Patient Story:Jim McNulty These days, Jim McNulty is known as a man with a mission. He spends a great deal of time and energy flying around the country speaking to politicians, policy makers, community advocacy groups, and family members affected by serious mental illnesses. » Patient Story
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