Checking In: Suicide Prevention Month
How are you doing? Are you ok? September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to talk openly about mental health, eliminate the stigma, and remind
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Mental Health
Mental health for first-time parents
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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Spring break: Can we use this week as a mental health reset?
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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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