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Released: 1-Dec-2020 3:15 PM EST
Preventing Physician Burnout Calls for a “Career-long” Approach
Palo Alto University

Physician wellness interventions vary widely and have yielded mixed results. This model would normalize and validate the full range of emotional reactions to occupational stress, acknowledge the universal emotional challenges and effects of patient care and empower physicians to self-identify distress, seek support and assert their needs individually and as a professional community

Released: 1-Dec-2020 11:45 AM EST
Research finds postpartum depression may last 3 years
University at Albany, State University of New York

A recent study found that a mother’s postpartum depression can last for a full three years after the birth of their baby and in some cases, get worse over time.

Released: 1-Dec-2020 9:00 AM EST
Ingalls Memorial piloting forensic mental health unit with IDHS
University of Chicago Medical Center

In an effort to help address the stressed state-operated hospital system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital is partnering with the Illinois Department of Human Services to provide inpatient behavioral health care to individuals with nonviolent misdemeanor charges.

Released: 1-Dec-2020 8:40 AM EST
Pets, touch and COVID-19: why our furry friends are lifesavers
University of South Australia

A new study published by University of South Australia researchers points to the lifesaving role that pets have played in 2020 and why governments need to sit up and take notice.

Released: 1-Dec-2020 8:30 AM EST
FAU Receives NIH Grant to Enhance Social Engagement in Older Adults
Florida Atlantic University

FAU researchers have received a two-year, $675,000 grant from the National Institute of Aging to test a mathematical model designed to optimize social and physical engagement in this population. The objective of the study is to identify strategies that will facilitate and enhance social interactions with and among older adults and counter age-related decline by pinpointing activities that will allow the social life of older adults to flourish.

   
24-Nov-2020 3:05 PM EST
Preventing Physician Burnout Calls for a “Career-long” Approach
Palo Alto University

A new model for preventing physician burnout was published today in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The proposed model, authored by a team of psychology and medical professionals from Palo Alto University and Stanford University School of Medicine, calls for a career-long approach to fostering a physician’s well-being, one that is introduced early in undergraduate medical training and extends throughout professional training and continuing medical education.

Released: 30-Nov-2020 2:35 PM EST
UCI professor’s life skills course is expanded to all 10 UC campuses
University of California, Irvine

Long successful at the University of California, Irvine, Mahtab Jafari’s Life 101 course will be available across the 10 UC campuses during the upcoming winter quarter. The class teaches healthy lifestyle choices, promotes students’ well-being, and helps them to recognize and manage their stress.

Released: 30-Nov-2020 12:30 PM EST
Measuring broken hearts: divorce has negative effects on physical and mental health
Frontiers

Going through a divorce is extremely challenging and previous research has highlighted the adverse effects that it can have on divorcees.

   
Released: 30-Nov-2020 11:40 AM EST
Why spending a long time on your phone isn't bad for mental health
Lancaster University

General smartphone usage is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress say researchers, who advise caution when it comes to digital detoxes.

Released: 30-Nov-2020 6:05 AM EST
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Launches Community Resource Center for Aging to Support Older Adults and Caregivers
Keck Medicine of USC

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital launches the Community Resource Center for Aging, a call center to help older adults and their caregivers navigate everything from transportation to housing to grocery delivery.

Released: 25-Nov-2020 2:15 PM EST
Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19: Your Mental Health
Cedars-Sinai

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaped more than half a year of our lives, canceling plans, upending livelihoods and causing feelings of grief, stress and anxiety. And Cedars-Sinai mental health experts say the pandemic could be shaping our mental health well into the future.

Released: 25-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST
The healing power of rituals: The psychological benefit of putting up holiday décor early
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

“Rituals such as decorating for the holidays are indeed healing and in some ways can give you back the sense of personal identity that’s been forced out during the pandemic,” said John, a geriatric psychiatrist with UTHealth.

   
Released: 25-Nov-2020 10:30 AM EST
Young people's anxiety levels doubled during first COVID-19 lockdown, says study
University of Bristol

The number of young people with anxiety doubled from 13 per cent to 24 per cent, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown 1, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 11:15 AM EST
Giving Thanks Can Ease Pandemic Stress, SLU Expert Says
Saint Louis University Medical Center

This time of year is usually a time of joy and celebration with family and friends. Yet, as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, Thanksgiving in 2020 will look different than it has in other years. A global pandemic, like COVID-19, can have a profound impact on a person’s psyche.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 11:05 AM EST
Stress in pregnancy may influence baby brain development
University of Edinburgh

Infants' brains may be shaped by levels of stress their mother experiences during pregnancy, a study has revealed.

Released: 24-Nov-2020 10:55 AM EST
New paper proposes framework for eliminating defects in psychiatric care
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

A new paper from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center proposes a framework for eliminating defects in behavioral health treatment. The authors cite that a large majority of defects are the result of system failures rather than due to the individual psychiatrist, and they propose that psychiatrists need to function as “systems engineers” to help eliminate these defects in healthcare organizations.

Released: 23-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Healthy Monday Spotlights …. Diabetes Prevention
Monday Campaigns

This article aims to shed light on behaviors and practices that can make a difference on our health. Small steps are key.



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