Counselor Mary Foston-English offers tips for managing relationships and maintaining peace when stress accompanies holiday celebrations.
Category: Mental health
Health care among top priorities for lawmakers, congresswoman says
Health care policy issues are at the top of U.S. lawmakers' agendas, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) says during a Stanford Health Policy Forum.
Tackling caregiver depression in rural China: A Q&A
Caregiver depression in rural China is unexpectedly pervasive and harmful to children's health. A Stanford team is working to help.
Will antidepressants work? Brain activity can help predict
Using neuroimaging and machine learning, researchers were able to predict whether antidepressants would help individual patients.
The benefits of self-forgiveness
This BeWell article provides tips for cultivating and practicing self-forgivness. The benefits, researchers say, are numerous.
A way to bring more parks to cities, for better mental health
Spending time in nature can improve mental health, but people are increasingly removed from it. A new model proposes a way of bringing those benefits to more people.
Suicide and hope: A podcast discussion
In a recent 1:2:1 podcast, host Paul Costello talks with suicidologist Rebecca Bernert about suicide prevention and risk factors, including sleep problems.
Taking Depression Seriously: Anxiety, addiction and chronic illness
Depression often occurs with other conditions such as anxiety, addiction or chronic illnesses, physician Randall Stafford and Sophia Xiao explain.
Angry? Or calm and collected? Your intentions may be responsible
Emotions, once thought to be unconcious and automatic, are highly influenced by motivations and intention, new Stanford research shows.
Taking Depression Seriously: Why healthy living matters
In the seventh post in the series Taking Depression Seriously, Sophia Xiao and physician Randall Stafford outline how healthy behaviors can lessen symptoms.
Empathy is a skill that improves with practice, Stanford psychologist-author says
Empathy isn't determined by our genes, it's a skill that improves with practice, explains Stanford psychologist-author Jamil Zaki.
Cannabis is not the answer to opioid overdose deaths
Stanford researchers disprove the idea that legalizing medical marijuana will lead to fewer deaths from opioid overdoses.
Taking Depression Seriously: Selecting a mental health care provider
In the sixth post in the Taking Depression Seriously series, Sophia Xiao and physician Randall Stafford clarify the different types of care providers.
Landmark LGBTQ study comes to Stanford
The PRIDE Study, now based at Stanford, is the first large, long-term national health study of sex and gender minorities.
Physicians need to be educated about marijuana, resident argues
In an editorial, a Stanford resident argues for the need to enhance physician education about marijuana to help guide clinical decisions.
Taking Depression Seriously: Types of talk therapy
In this fifth post in the Taking Depression Seriously series, Sophia Xiao and physician Randall Stafford outline the different types of talk therapy.