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Tag: mental health
Take it from me: To improve compliance with psychiatric meds, we must educate patients
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Turning loss into hope for others: New website teaches about mental health
Suicide slices close to the heart for me, and I remember well the story of Shelby Drazan, a Woodside, Calif. 17-year-old who died by suicide …
Stanford addiction expert: “The country needs to spring into action” on heroin epidemic
What's underlying today's heroin epidemic and what can be done about it? That was the focus of the opening hour of KQED's Forum yesterday morning, and …
A discussion of intimacy and illness at Medicine X: “Embrace yourself and embrace your normal”
Medicine X is well known for shining a light on dark feelings and difficult-to-talk about topics, as well as being a safe place to hold …
Sleep-deprivation and stress among factors contributing to smoking relapse after childbirth
Smoking can make it more difficult to get pregnant and it can contribute to complications after conception and endanger the health of babies as they …
Optimizing work breaks for health, job satisfaction and productivity
Think about the breaks you take during the day. Perhaps you hit pause midday to grab lunch and to run errands. Or maybe you step …
Stanford psychiatrist: It’s my “mission to help people develop to their full potential”
How can a person fully develop his or her potential, regardless of life circumstances? This is the question that brought Stanford child and adolescent psychiatrist Victor Carrion, MD, …
An Rx for physician burnout
Burnout, which is characterized by emotional exhaustion, a sense of depersonalization and a lack of a sense of personal accomplishment, is on the rise among …
Study shows mothers receiving fertility treatments may have an elevated risk of depression
An estimated one in four couples in developing countries encounter difficulties trying to conceive. In the United States, more than 7 million women have undergone …
Living with a partner boosts your health
Partners help. They help with daily activities like dishwashing and dog-walking, but they also provide the all-valuable emotional support needed to cope with everything from …
No time for a vacation? Take a break without leaving the office
When you're tired, overworked and stressed out, a good vacation can be just what the doctor ordered. The catch is that it's not always easy …
Exposure to nature helps quash depression – so enjoy the great outdoors
Walking is good for your health. But walking somewhere natural is even better, according to a new Stanford-led study. Study participants who walked in a …
Not just for kids: A discussion of play and why we all need to do it
All work and no play makes everyone a dull boy. Recognizing this, the California-based National Institute for Play focuses on shining light on the importance of the practice of play …
Brain cell spheres in a lab dish mimic human cortex, Stanford study says
Mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are notoriously difficult to study at the molecular level. Understandably, people are reluctant to donate pieces of living brain …
Women’s health experts tackle mood disorders and sexual assault
Earlier this week I reported from the Women’s Health Forum, held on Monday for the sixth year running. The hardest part about attending the event was deciding …