Mental Health
News
Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van...
News
Record number of U.S. drug overdoses in 2020
The spikes are largely attributed to the rise in the use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
News
State-of-the-art psych unit designed with recovery in mind
The new unit is designed both architecturally and clinically to deliver 'trauma-informed' care.
Perspectives
‘If only you knew’
Dr. Mehta dedicates this poem to the tired, burnt-out hospitalists on the wards everywhere.
News
New data on COVID-19’s cognitive fallout
“Low levels of oxygen in the brain could lead to confusion, headache, and brain fog, and cause the cognitive disturbances that we see.”
News
High rates of work-related trauma, PTSD in intern physicians
About 10% of participants screened positive for PTSD by the end of the internship year, compared with a 12-month PTSD prevalence of 3.6% in the...
Perspectives
Understanding the grieving process
Research has found that efforts to find meaning in loss facilitates the grieving process.
Opinion
Incorporating self-care, wellness into routines can prevent doctors’ burnout
The importance of mental health and self-care cannot be overstated.
News
Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency
"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.
SHM Converge
Pandemic experience taught lessons about clinician wellness
“I didn’t know how to help people because the problem was so big, especially during the height of the pandemic,” Dr. Sarah Richards said.