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Parents feeding and looking at their baby.
Momentum

Mental health for first-time parents

June 12, 2025 family,  Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,  Mental Health,  Newborn,  parenting,  Postpartum

Dr. Peggy Yang offers advice for first-time parents as they navigate their new normal with a baby in the home.

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Momentum

Spring break: Can we use this week as a mental health reset?

March 11, 2025 Dr. Andrew Wiese,  Mental Health,  relaxation,  Spring Break

Dr. Andrew Wiese shares how spring break week can be used as a reset for our mental health.

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Mental health impacts overall health in older adults

November 5, 2024 Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,  Mental Health,  older adults

Dr. Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali talks about how to better understand the symptoms older adults with mental health concerns may have.

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Positivity and mental health

June 11, 2024 Mental Health,  positive outlook

Dr. Kathleen McDeavitt explains how a positive outlook on life can be beneficial to physical and mental health.

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How volunteering impacts mental health

May 14, 2024 Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,  Mental Health,  Stress,  Volunteering

Dr. Asim Shah notes that volunteer work makes a big difference in people’s lives, while also positively affecting your own mental health.

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Coping with loss on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

May 7, 2024 Coping with Loss,  Death,  Dr. Karen Lawson,  Loss,  Mental Health

Holidays can be agonizing for many who have experienced the loss of a parent, especially Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Dr. Karen Lawson provides tips to fill that void during these difficult days.

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Do medical schools provide adequate mental health care coverage for their students?

September 22, 2023 Health Insurance,  health policy,  Medical Schools,  medical students,  Mental Health,  Student Health Centers

Medical schools hold an esteemed place in society, training the next generation of healthcare providers. But we know that these seminal years can be challenging,

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Are we over- or under-diagnosing ADHD?

September 1, 2023 ADHD,  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder,  children,  Education,  Mental Health,  Stigma

I am often confronted, in my professional setting and personal circle, with the question “Why should we medicate normal behavior? He is just an active

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Limited access to outpatient child psychiatric services in major U.S. cities during COVID-19

June 8, 2023 Chicago,  child psychiatric services,  child psychiatrist,  Houston,  Insurance,  Los Angeles,  Mental Health,  pediatric patients,  psychiatric services

In the midst of a pediatric mental health crisis, we conducted a study, along with other Baylor College of Medicine medical students and psychiatry residents,

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Is there hidden meaning in “madness”?

May 26, 2023 Delusion,  Irrational,  Madness,  Mental Health,  Philosophy,  Psychology,  Psychosis

Rationality typically occupies a hallowed space in both healthcare policymaking and individual medical treatment. However, recent scholarship and activism show there may be unappreciated value

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