Liz Davis, M.A., LPC

Is LOCUS our Lotus?

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Liz.

Determining Level of Care (LOC)
How do we determine who should be admittted to Partial Hospital and how long will they will be allowed to continue their stay? In an effort to standardize criteria, the American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) has developed an assessment tool called called “LOCUS – Level of Care Utilization System for [...]

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A Shot of Hope – a Cocaine Vaccine

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Liz.

A husband-wife duo, Drs. Thomas and Theresa Kosten, at Baylor College of Medicine’s (BCM) Menniger Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences have developed a promising cocaine vaccine and are working on similar vaccines for methamphetamine and nicotine addiction.
“We are both interested in developing medications to treat addictions,” said Dr. Thomas Kosten.  “One attraction for me [...]

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