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Tag: mental health
What needs to be said about mental health in medicine
A soon-to-graduate medical student talks about the challenges of studying and practicing medicine and encourages doctors-in-training to ask for help when they need it.
Can AI improve access to mental health care? Possibly, Stanford psychologist says
A Stanford psychologist discusses the future of psychiatric artificial intelligence, including the challenges and potential benefits for AI-based mental health assessment.
Myths vs. facts: Stanford psychiatrist discusses schizophrenia
A Stanford psychiatrist busts pervasive myths and explains key facts about schizophrenia, a chronic disease charactorized by altered thinking.
Translating horror into justice: Stanford psychiatrist advocates for human rights
A Stanford interdisciplinary program provides evidence of the mental health pathology caused by trauma to legal teams prosecuting human rights violators.
Directing the gaze: A discussion of writing, psychiatry and criminal justice
Author and psychiatrist Christine Montross discussed her work and read excerpts from her books at a recent event at Stanford.
Suicide and other “deaths of despair” are vexing, but preventable, speakers say
At a recent Stanford Health Policy Forum, researchers Anne Case and Rebecca Bernert discussed suicide in the United States.
Master your mind: A challenge from WELL for Life
This challenge asks participants to recognize when negative thoughts are occurring and try to diffuse them when they turn worrisome or distracting.
Hunting for the origins of depression
Stanford psychologist Ian Gotlib is examining how depression develops and working to identify potential opportunities for intervention.
Positive mindset helps with an allergy therapy’s side effects, says Stanford study
A small change in how patients learn to think about side effects of a food allergy treatment greatly reduces their anxiety, Stanford researchers found.
The brain-circuitry clash that keeps you from diving into that plate of ribs when you’re dining with royalty
A study in Nature details a discovery with potential clinical significance for treating eating disorders such as anorexia. To make that discovery, Stanford researchers had to develop a "first-time-ever" way of teasing apart two separate but closely intertwined sets of identical-appearing neurons in the brain.
Is mindfulness worthy of all the hype?
The benefits of mindfulness — touted as a panacea for a myriad of problems from anxiety to chronic pain — has come under some debate.
Resolved to stick with your New Year’s resolution? Here’s how
A Stanford News round-up includes a host of suggestions for sticking with your New Year's — or any self-improvement goal
WELL challenges you to be mindful during the holidays
Stanford's WELL for Life initiative is challenging you to practice the art of mindfulness for one week to promote self-care.
The positives whisper: Thoughts on gratitude from an emergency medicine physician
Emergency medicine physician Al’ai Alvarez discusses how he integrates gratitude into his daily life and its many widespread benefits.
Medical students turn to peer-support groups for assistance: A Q&A
A Stanford psychiatry resident discusses the peer-to-peer support programs available to Stanford’s medical students, which she helped create.