Tag Archive | #Doctor
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – Too Many #Men Ignore Their #Depression, Phobias, Other #MentalHealthIssues
By Joseph Harper It was another Monday morning and my first patient of the day walked in. He was a man in his mid-30s who came to see me for #stress and #anxiety. He appeared nervous and had trouble getting his words out. And the thing I remember most — which I see again and again […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – The Elephant in the #Doctors’ Lounge
It’s time to get healthcare workers talking about their own #mentalhealth by Gary Price, MD, MBA With roughly 156 million #Americans fully vaccinated for #COVID-19, #physicians are seeing signs of relief on the horizon. That relief can’t come soon enough. The initial energy and adrenaline that drove #physicians to treat their acutely ill #patients in the early months […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – Q & A With Matthew Sleeth About #MentalHealth And #Suicide
Author of Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of #Suicide ED STETZER Ed: We’ve heard #suicide described as an epidemic in the U.S. Would you share some of the facts about the prevalence of this issue among #Americans today? Matthew: #Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – Self-Harm Is A Leading Cause Of Death For New #Moms
Death by #suicide or overdose is a leading cause of death for #women in the first year after they give birth, a new analysis shows. Many of these deaths may be preventable, said Adrienne Griffen, who has a master’s degree in public policy and is executive director of the Maternal #MentalHealth Leadership Alliance. Griffen discussed these findings and ways […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Doctors On Your #MentalHealth: ‘There’s No Shame In Asking For Help’
ROCKFORD (WREX) — #MayisMentalHealthAwarenessMonth, and last year, #mentalhealthprofessionals say they saw an increase in the number of #patients seeking treatment for #mentalhealthissues. With the #pandemic, some of the reasons for seeking help have included losing your business or job, and the #pandemic forced unemployment to sky-rocket. But experts say #mentalhealthissues still carry a #stigma with […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #MentalHealth Focus For Middle Schoolers
“Validate a child’s feelings” By: Eileen Buckley BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — There are troubling statistics when it comes to the #mentalhealth of #children. One in five, ages 13 to 18, have or will experience a serious #mentalillness. But pre-teens are also battling #mentalillness. The #pandemic has pushed many #students over the edge with remote learning and […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – The #Suicide Wave That Never Was
The notion that lockdowns increased the rate of death by #suicide last year has become common knowledge. It’s not backed up by data. TOM BARTLETT In January, The New York Times published an alarming article about #teen suicides during the #pandemic. The story featured heartbreaking quotes from #parents who had lost #children, and was illustrated with photos of an […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #ClimateChange Is Affecting #MentalHealth — Here’s What You Can Do About It
Humans aren’t well-equipped to deal with such a dangerous existential threat over a long period of time. When Sandy Rosenthal and her husband heard that Hurricane Katrina was on the way, they packed for 3 weeks. They boarded up their two-story house in uptown New Orleans and evacuated to a hotel, feeling safe and prepared […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – When #Doctors Ponder #Suicide, #Depression—Not Burnout—Is Key Driver
Sara Berg Senior News Writer #Depression, substance-use disorder, impaired relationships and self-destructive tendency have been reported to be associated with #physician #suicide. #Suicidalideation has also been linked with occupation-specific factors in medicine such as increased workload volume and medical errors, among others. Previous research also links #physician burnout to #depression and #suicide, but a recent […]
#JamesDonaldson on #MentalHealth – #Pandemic Takes Toll On #Young #Adults’ #MentalHealth, Studies Show
By HAYLEY YAMADA, JASMINE BROWN, and ED WIESE, ABC News (RICHLAND, Wa.) — Members of the Robbins family have gathered at the gravesite of Christian Robbins every day since the 16-year-old high school sophomore died by #suicide in April. His loss has weighed heavy on the family ever since. “He was goofy, he was funny,” […]
