Employees are experiencing difficulties because of COVID-19. Here's how to play an active role in supporting your employees’ mental health needs...
7 min read | Industry Perspectives, Coronavirus, Life at Blue Cross NC
There are concrete steps we can take to help cope during this overwhelming crisis of COVID-19. ..
6 min read | Healthy Lifestyle
There is no instruction manual on talking to children about a global pandemic. A child psychiatrist and mom of two offers her thoughts on continuing to discuss the crisis...
4 min read | Coronavirus
As Americans become more aware of the signs, symptoms and impact of behavioral health conditions, many are realizing that they may need assistance to deal with things like chronic...
Vaping and e-cigarettes were originally supposed to be a lifeline for adult smokers: a safer alternative that might even help them quit tobacco smoking. As it turns out, this...
With today’s technological advances, medical innovations, and unprecedented access to information, you might expect millennials, who were born between 1981 and 1996, to be ahead of the curve when...
Finding and receiving treatment for addiction is one of the most difficult health care encounters a person can face. Patients and their families often don’t know where to turn...
You talk to your friends about your life, your frustrations and they offer advice. Your friends know you well, and it’s easy to find comfort in talking about your...
As a psychiatrist, I often come across confusion around my field of work: behavioral health. In my experience, people want to learn more, but don’t know where to start....
Depression is common, affecting approximately 16 million, or almost 7%, of Americans each year.[1] People of any age, both adults and youth, may experience depression. Depression is caused by...
