Medscape Blogs - Psychiatry & Mental Health

• The Stigma Associated With Mental Illness and Antidepressants Let's have an open conversation about mental illness and antidepressants.
  Medscape Blogs, May 19, 2022
• When Words Are Not Enough A psychologist shares her experience exploring a common thread tying patient and provider together.
  Medscape Blogs, May 16, 2022
• Running to the Top: Exercise and Mental Health The secret to a healthy life? Exercise.
  Medscape Blogs, May 12, 2022
• Burnout: Is Leaving Your Current Job the Answer? Burnout is real, but if you have your priorities set and clear, it is easy to negotiate.
  Medscape Blogs, May 06, 2022
• The 'Privilege' of Unpaid Work in Academia: Friend or Foe The price of being unpaid: Tried and true tales from academia.
  Medscape Blogs, April 22, 2022
• Distrust of Doctors Has Grown: What Can We Do About It? With vaccine hesitancy and distrust in healthcare becoming a legitimate public health concern, the importance of effective scientific communication should be a top priority.
  Medscape Blogs, April 19, 2022
• Context Matters: The Intersection of Culture and Mental Health There's no "one-size-fits-all" when it comes to mental health, especially not if we're taking culture into consideration.
  Medscape Blogs, April 15, 2022
• Technology in Medicine: A Revolution or a Lag? In-person or virtual? Choose your team! Maybe the answer isn't binary.
  Medscape Blogs, April 08, 2022
• Does Hustling Equate to Success? Are you part of the #hustle culture?
  Medscape Blogs, March 28, 2022
• Navigating Graduate School Life isn't without its challenges. Creating a legacy for yourself isn't easy, but in the end, it's worth it.
  Medscape Blogs, March 17, 2022
• Park Prescriptions: A Breath of Fresh Air Connecting with nature may be the prescription that works that you didn't know you needed.
  Medscape Blogs, February 18, 2022
• Machine Learning in Psychiatry How precise can we get? Maybe it's time to embrace machine learning.
  Medscape Blogs, February 14, 2022
• School’s Out: Mental Health and Virtual Learning The challenges of online learning extend beyond the virtual classroom. A lack of social interaction and in-person experiences may increase the likelihood of future adverse mental health events in students.
  Medscape Blogs, February 08, 2022
• Blind Optimism Only Works in Fantasy Sports You're not an NFL coach, Santa Claus doesn't exist, there aren't any unicorns, and blind optimism just isn't going to work. Let's talk about what mindset does get the job done.
  Medscape Blogs, February 04, 2022
• Cognitive Impairment in Long COVID The COVID-19 pandemic involves more than just an acute infection -- it's also about the disease's long-term effects.
  Medscape Blogs, February 03, 2022
• Will I Really Feel Better if I Eat Fermented Foods? Do fermented foods affect mental health? A bioinformatician breaks down that theory.
  Medscape Blogs, January 31, 2022
• Everyone Else Is Doing It, So Why Shouldn't I? Thinking outside the box to beat the bandwagon effect.
  Medscape Blogs, January 27, 2022
• Gateway Prescriptions: America's Opioid Problem Does lowering prescription opioid dispensing improve a patient's addiction and dependence? The solution may be far more complex.
  Medscape Blogs, January 25, 2022
• Ways to Make Sure 2022 Doesn't Stink for Docs Let's start a conversation on what it means to be engaged in our personal and professional lives.
  Medscape Blogs, January 21, 2022
• Blowing Your Lid? Check Your Emotional Intelligence Being the brightest isn't the same as being the smartest. Emotional intelligence may be one of your strongest assets.
  Medscape Blogs, January 20, 2022