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News
11/10/2022
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has “comparable effectiveness” to first-line medication treatment for easing anxiety disorders in adults.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has “comparable effectiveness” to first-line medication treatment for easing anxiety disorders in adults.
Mindfulness-based stress...
11/10/2022
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News
10/26/2022
Feelings of burnout significantly increased while feelings of job satisfaction markedly decreased in US physicians across nearly all specialties at the end of 2021, roughly 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, survey results showed.
Feelings of burnout significantly increased while feelings of job satisfaction markedly decreased in US physicians across nearly all specialties at the end of 2021, roughly 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, survey results showed.
Feelings of burnout...
10/26/2022
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News
10/21/2022
Why is there a stimulant shortage? As ADHD Section Editor Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, explains, it's the result of a "perfect storm" of factors in 2022.
Why is there a stimulant shortage? As ADHD Section Editor Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, explains, it's the result of a "perfect storm" of factors in 2022.
Why is there a stimulant...
10/21/2022
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Alana Iglewicz, MD
Q&As
09/17/2022
Over 2 years after the onset of COVID-19, few lives remain untouched by the public health crisis.
Over 2 years after the onset of COVID-19, few lives remain untouched by the public health crisis.
Over 2 years after the onset of...
09/17/2022
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News
05/25/2022
Risks of new-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and dementia, were similarly increased in adults surviving COVID-19 hospitalization and adults surviving hospitalization for other severe acute respiratory infections (SARI)...
Risks of new-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and dementia, were similarly increased in adults surviving COVID-19 hospitalization and adults surviving hospitalization for other severe acute respiratory infections (SARI)...
Risks of new-onset...
05/25/2022
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Quiz
Quiz
01/28/2022
According to a recent APA poll, what percent of adults say that they have anxiety relating to their mental health?
According to a recent APA poll, what percent of adults say that they have anxiety relating to their mental health?
According to a recent APA poll,...
01/28/2022
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News
01/27/2022
After years of a focus on physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic, American adults are realizing it is time to prioritize mental health, according to a recent poll from the American Psychiatric Association.
After years of a focus on physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic, American adults are realizing it is time to prioritize mental health, according to a recent poll from the American Psychiatric Association.
After years of a focus on...
01/27/2022
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News
09/17/2021
According to a recent study, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown significantly impacted most of the global population, specifically children and adolescents with ADHD.
According to a recent study, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown significantly impacted most of the global population, specifically children and adolescents with ADHD.
According to a recent study, the...
09/17/2021
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News
09/14/2021
New findings show an increase in suicide-related emergency department encounters in some months during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with rates in 2019, according to results from a cross-sectional study.
New findings show an increase in suicide-related emergency department encounters in some months during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with rates in 2019, according to results from a cross-sectional study.
New findings show an increase in...
09/14/2021
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News
08/26/2021
Coronavirus fears, fears related to COVID-19, are a new psychological effect that impacts severity of anxiety and depressive disorder symptoms, according to analyses published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Coronavirus fears, fears related to COVID-19, are a new psychological effect that impacts severity of anxiety and depressive disorder symptoms, according to analyses published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Coronavirus fears, fears related...
08/26/2021
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News
06/18/2021
Neurocognitive symptoms continue 6 months after COVID-19 onset, new study determines.
Neurocognitive symptoms continue 6 months after COVID-19 onset, new study determines.
Neurocognitive symptoms continue...
06/18/2021
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Videos

Embracing Social Connections in the Age of Social Distancing
Videos
12/10/2020
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, shares strategies for maintaining social connections in the age of COVID-19 and explains the importance of social connectedness.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, shares strategies for maintaining social connections in the age of COVID-19 and explains the importance of social connectedness.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC,...
12/10/2020
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Dr. Michael Thase on Managing Treatment-Resistant Depression During COVID-19
Videos
07/13/2020
In this video, Michael Thase, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania discusses the management of treatment-resistant depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this video, Michael Thase, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania discusses the management of treatment-resistant depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this video, Michael Thase,...
07/13/2020
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Amid COVID-19, Dr. Rakesh Jain Shares Learnings From 33 Years of Treating MDD
Videos
07/01/2020
Psych Congress Steering Committee member and psychiatrist Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, discusses reflections he has had during the COVID-19 pandemic about his 33 years of treating major depressive disorder.
Psych Congress Steering Committee member and psychiatrist Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, discusses reflections he has had during the COVID-19 pandemic about his 33 years of treating major depressive disorder.
Psych Congress Steering...
07/01/2020
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Dr. Vladimir Maletic on Diet and Nutrition in Patients With MDD During the Pandemic
Videos
06/24/2020
In this video, Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, discusses diet and nutrition challenges that patients with major depressive disorder may be experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this video, Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, discusses diet and nutrition challenges that patients with major depressive disorder may be experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this video, Vladimir Maletic,...
06/24/2020
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Strengthening Our Well-Being During COVID-19
Videos
06/04/2020
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, discusses practices to strengthen well-being and wellness during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, discusses practices to strengthen well-being and wellness during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Psych Congress Steering...
06/04/2020
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A Body Scan Meditation With Dr. Saundra Jain
Videos
05/22/2020
Join Psych Congress Steering Committee member Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, a body scan meditation, a type of meditation which promotes greater awareness of the physical body.
Join Psych Congress Steering Committee member Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, a body scan meditation, a type of meditation which promotes greater awareness of the physical body.
Join Psych Congress Steering...
05/22/2020
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Dr. Charles Raison on the Effects of COVID-19: Part 2
Videos
05/13/2020
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, discusses the role of inflammation in mental health and lessons he has learned during the pandemic.
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, discusses the role of inflammation in mental health and lessons he has learned during the pandemic.
Psych Congress cochair Charles...
05/13/2020
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Dr. Charles Raison on the Effects of COVID-19: Part 1
Videos
05/13/2020
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected him personally and professionally and its impacts on clinical research studies and funding sources.
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected him personally and professionally and its impacts on clinical research studies and funding sources.
Psych Congress cochair Charles...
05/13/2020
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Dr. Edward Kaftarian on the Ramifications of COVID-19
Videos
05/11/2020
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Edward Kaftarian, MD, talks about the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and his learnings from the crisis.
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Edward Kaftarian, MD, talks about the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and his learnings from the crisis.
Psych Congress Steering...
05/11/2020
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Dr. Arwen Podesta Weighs in on the Impacts of COVID-19
Videos
04/27/2020
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Arwen Podesta, MD, ABPN, FASAM, ABIHM, discusses changes she has experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the expansion of telehealth.
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Arwen Podesta, MD, ABPN, FASAM, ABIHM, discusses changes she has experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the expansion of telehealth.
Psych Congress Steering...
04/27/2020
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Jonathan Meyer, MD
Videos
11/11/2024
Jonathan Meyer, MD, offers his clinical insights on schizophrenia management.
Jonathan Meyer, MD, offers his clinical insights on schizophrenia management.
Jonathan Meyer, MD, offers his...
11/11/2024
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Desiree Matthews
Schizophrenia Conference Insights
11/07/2024
Watch these exclusive insights with Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, to learn how this novel treatment could reshape the landscape of care for adults living with schizophrenia.
Watch these exclusive insights with Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, to learn how this novel treatment could reshape the landscape of care for adults living with schizophrenia.
Watch these exclusive insights...
11/07/2024
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Marc Agronin
Videos
11/02/2024
Dr Marc Agronin discusses some easy prevention strategies for Alzheimer disease following his Psych Congress 2024 session "A New Era for Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevention, Early Diagnosis, Effective Intervention."
Dr Marc Agronin discusses some easy prevention strategies for Alzheimer disease following his Psych Congress 2024 session "A New Era for Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevention, Early Diagnosis, Effective Intervention."
Dr Marc Agronin discusses some...
11/02/2024
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Christoph Correll, MD.
Videos
10/28/2024
Christoph Correll, MD, offers clinical guidance for managing adverse affects from schizophrenia treatment, including weight gain and movement disorder
Christoph Correll, MD, offers clinical guidance for managing adverse affects from schizophrenia treatment, including weight gain and movement disorder
Christoph Correll, MD, offers...
10/28/2024
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Christoph Correll, MD
Videos
10/16/2024
Christoph Correll, MD, provides a thorough pharmacological overview of the traditional and novel treatments available for schizophrenia.
Christoph Correll, MD, provides a thorough pharmacological overview of the traditional and novel treatments available for schizophrenia.
Christoph Correll, MD, provides...
10/16/2024
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Christoph Correll, MD
Videos
10/08/2024
Christoph Correll, MD, reviews some of the key prodromal and accentuated psychotic symptoms that serve as early indicators of schizophrenia.
Christoph Correll, MD, reviews some of the key prodromal and accentuated psychotic symptoms that serve as early indicators of schizophrenia.
Christoph Correll, MD, reviews...
10/08/2024
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Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, CEO
Videos
09/30/2024
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, CEO, Different MHP, highlights how providers can integrate medication management into their virtual practices—especially for patients needing long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics.
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, CEO, Different MHP, highlights how providers can integrate medication management into their virtual practices—especially for patients needing long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics.
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, CEO,...
09/30/2024
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Timothy Wilens, MD
Videos
09/18/2024
Timothy Wilens, MD, provides practical clinical guidance for supporting patients with ADHD through life transitions.
Timothy Wilens, MD, provides practical clinical guidance for supporting patients with ADHD through life transitions.
Timothy Wilens, MD, provides...
09/18/2024
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Partner Resources

Partner Resource
04/25/2020
Building Mental Resiliency, a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health, was developed by Otsuka.
Building Mental Resiliency, a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health, was developed by Otsuka.
Building Mental Resiliency, a...
04/25/2020
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Building Mental Resiliency: Part 2
Partner Resource
04/24/2020
The Building Mental Resiliency video series features Psych Congress Steering Committee members Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, and Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC.
The Building Mental Resiliency video series features Psych Congress Steering Committee members Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, and Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC.
The Building Mental Resiliency...
04/24/2020
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Building Mental Resiliency: Part 1
Partner Resource
04/23/2020
Building Mental Resiliency is a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health.
Building Mental Resiliency is a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health.
Building Mental Resiliency is a...
04/23/2020
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Partner Resource
04/25/2020
Building Mental Resiliency, a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health, was developed by Otsuka.
Building Mental Resiliency, a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health, was developed by Otsuka.
Building Mental Resiliency, a...
04/25/2020
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Building Mental Resiliency: Part 2
Partner Resource
04/24/2020
The Building Mental Resiliency video series features Psych Congress Steering Committee members Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, and Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC.
The Building Mental Resiliency video series features Psych Congress Steering Committee members Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH, and Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC.
The Building Mental Resiliency...
04/24/2020
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Building Mental Resiliency: Part 1
Partner Resource
04/23/2020
Building Mental Resiliency is a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health.
Building Mental Resiliency is a 3-part video series supporting strong mental health.
Building Mental Resiliency is a...
04/23/2020
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Blogs

Blog
04/19/2021
BLOG: How much energy will it take to overcome the inertia that has befallen our daily lives? Will we reenact a simulacrum of how things were before, or will we find, deep within ourselves, the capacity for reimagination of what could be?
BLOG: How much energy will it take to overcome the inertia that has befallen our daily lives? Will we reenact a simulacrum of how things were before, or will we find, deep within ourselves, the capacity for reimagination of what could be?
BLOG: How much energy will it...
04/19/2021
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Andrew Penn
Blog
02/24/2021
BLOG: At the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I turn again, as I did in March 2020, to writing to make sense of my world. I am tired, I am frustrated, and I am weary. But, like you, I am still here.
BLOG: At the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I turn again, as I did in March 2020, to writing to make sense of my world. I am tired, I am frustrated, and I am weary. But, like you, I am still here.
BLOG: At the one-year mark of...
02/24/2021
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Andrew Penn
Blog
01/09/2021
BLOG: We humans are complex creatures who can hold, Shiva-like, the simultaneous capacity for tremendous creation in one hand and woeful destruction in the other.
BLOG: We humans are complex creatures who can hold, Shiva-like, the simultaneous capacity for tremendous creation in one hand and woeful destruction in the other.
BLOG: We humans are complex...
01/09/2021
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Blog
08/07/2020
BLOG: The Physician Support Line launched by Dr. Mona Masood, a Philadelphia psychiatrist, started as an idea on social media, and now has more than 700 psychiatrist volunteers.
BLOG: The Physician Support Line launched by Dr. Mona Masood, a Philadelphia psychiatrist, started as an idea on social media, and now has more than 700 psychiatrist volunteers.
BLOG: The Physician Support Line...
08/07/2020
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Blog
05/28/2020
BLOG: We know that isolation is one of the drivers of suicide in doctors. But listening to how doctors are affected in their heroic work on the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic gives me hope that barriers to openly sharing one’s personal...
BLOG: We know that isolation is one of the drivers of suicide in doctors. But listening to how doctors are affected in their heroic work on the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic gives me hope that barriers to openly sharing one’s personal...
BLOG: We know that isolation is...
05/28/2020
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Blog
05/07/2020
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis, it is difficult to plan ahead, but that is what we must do now, not only for those impacted by this current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to build inner resilience to care for those who may be...
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis, it is difficult to plan ahead, but that is what we must do now, not only for those impacted by this current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to build inner resilience to care for those who may be...
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis,...
05/07/2020
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Blog
04/28/2020
BLOG: Now is the time for us as mental health care providers to begin to prepare ways to reach out to our colleagues on the frontlines to make our services more easily available, starting with the assumption that they are traumatized until...
BLOG: Now is the time for us as mental health care providers to begin to prepare ways to reach out to our colleagues on the frontlines to make our services more easily available, starting with the assumption that they are traumatized until...
BLOG: Now is the time for us as...
04/28/2020
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Blog
04/09/2020
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, says it will take time, introspection, and community to find meaning from the pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, says it will take time, introspection, and community to find meaning from the pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the...
04/09/2020
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Blog
04/03/2020
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, writes about how people can navigate the grief they experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, writes about how people can navigate the grief they experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the...
04/03/2020
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Blog
03/27/2020
BLOG: As a health care professional, I have watched the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic with alternating measures of horror, dread, fascination, frustration, and fear.
BLOG: As a health care professional, I have watched the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic with alternating measures of horror, dread, fascination, frustration, and fear.
BLOG: As a health care...
03/27/2020
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marc agronin md
Blog
07/29/2024
In this highly anticipated sequel to his 2022 blog, Marc Agronin, MD, geriatric psychiatry section editor at Psych Congress Network, offers deeper expert clinical insights on Alzheimer disease prevention.
In this highly anticipated sequel to his 2022 blog, Marc Agronin, MD, geriatric psychiatry section editor at Psych Congress Network, offers deeper expert clinical insights on Alzheimer disease prevention.
In this highly anticipated...
07/29/2024
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Rakesh Amin, MD.
Blog
06/13/2023
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the importance of partnering with patients and caregivers to set treatment goals and the importance of introducing long-acting injectables earlier in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the importance of partnering with patients and caregivers to set treatment goals and the importance of introducing long-acting injectables earlier in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the...
06/13/2023
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Marc Agronin, MD.
Blog
08/30/2022
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section...
08/30/2022
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Ed Jones, PhD
Blog
07/28/2022
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the need for a clinical refocusing that includes broad access to psychosocial solutions and ensuring socially informed clinicians can help underserved communities.
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the need for a clinical refocusing that includes broad access to psychosocial solutions and ensuring socially informed clinicians can help underserved communities.
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the...
07/28/2022
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Ed Jones, PhD
Perspective
07/21/2022
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this psychosocial aspect of care today...What is missing?  We need psychotherapists based in primary care, often focused on mundane issues rather than the complexities of diagnosis or treatment."
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this psychosocial aspect of care today...What is missing?  We need psychotherapists based in primary care, often focused on mundane issues rather than the complexities of diagnosis or treatment."
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this...
07/21/2022
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Chan_Khan_Digital Mental Health
Blog
04/27/2022
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, discuss how to encourage patients to use digital mental health apps.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, discuss how to encourage patients to use digital mental health apps.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan...
04/27/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Chan_Khan_Digital Mental Health
Blog
04/21/2022
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, navigating quality issues with digital mental health applications.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, navigating quality issues with digital mental health applications.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan...
04/21/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
Blog
03/04/2022
Andrew Penn, NP, explains mentoring, how to find one as an NP, and what to do when you have found a possible mentor. He gives practical advice, questions to ask, and avenues to find the right fit.
Andrew Penn, NP, explains mentoring, how to find one as an NP, and what to do when you have found a possible mentor. He gives practical advice, questions to ask, and avenues to find the right fit.
Andrew Penn, NP, explains...
03/04/2022
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Julie Bailey
Blog
02/08/2022
In this blog, Julie Bailey, LCPC, shares her insights on providing a safe space for patients to discuss these social anxieties, as well as tips to share with patients about slowly reintegrating into life after COVID-19.
In this blog, Julie Bailey, LCPC, shares her insights on providing a safe space for patients to discuss these social anxieties, as well as tips to share with patients about slowly reintegrating into life after COVID-19.
In this blog, Julie Bailey,...
02/08/2022
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major depressive disorder
Blog
01/31/2022
Mental health advocate, Dorothy Watson shares her insights about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health and where we go from here.
Mental health advocate, Dorothy Watson shares her insights about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health and where we go from here.
Mental health advocate, Dorothy...
01/31/2022
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