suicide protocols / treatment for depression / The Serious Mental Illness Treatment / risk assessment tool / suicide response protocols / mental health work / /
MedicalCondition
particularly unipolar and bipolar depression / post-traumatic stress disorder / geriatric depression / Severe and recurrent mood disorders / substance abuse disorder / depression / acute and chronic risk / /
MedicalTreatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / /
Organization
United States Senate / office of Inspector General / United States Preventive Services Task Force / Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center / Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration / New Freedom Commission on Mental Health / Institute of Medicine / Chaplain Service / DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS / VA office of Mental Health Services / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / utilizing the Chaplain Service / /
Person
MICHAEL SHEPHERD / /
Position
care physician / Chairman / President / PHYSICIAN / OFFICE / registered nurse / Surgeon General / mental health care manager / provider and primary care physician / /
STATEMENT OF MICHAEL SHEPHERD, M.D. PHYSICIAN, OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE INSPECTIONS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BEFORE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING