Medscape Blogs - Psychiatry & Mental Health

• The Importance of the Need for Hope Healthcare professionals are a symbol of hope, yet they are not immune to fear and despair. Where do we turn when we experience damage to hope.
  Medscape Blogs, November 08, 2022
• Four Methods to Chip Away at Imposter Syndrome Lorenzo Norris, MD, takes a look at the rise in the prevalence of imposter syndrome in healthcare professionals and gives some practical points to start reclaiming our authentic self.
  Medscape Blogs, October 21, 2022
• Focusing on What Goes Right: The Safety-II Mindset Can adopting a Safety-II mindset help systems stem the tide of burnout by addressing feelings of ineffectiveness?
  Medscape Blogs, October 17, 2022
• Will a New Bill Protect Kids From Social Media? California has passed a bill requiring social media companies to consider children's mental health. A psychiatrist reflects on the bill and the association between mood disorders and internet use.
  Medscape Blogs, October 12, 2022
• Physicians and Self-care: Why Do We Want to Tough It Out? We physicians have a very stressful lifestyle, yet we often ignore the advice we give to our patients. How do we learn to take care of ourselves?
  Medscape Blogs, September 16, 2022
• I Missed It: Coping With Medical Error A psychologist shares her personal and professional experience with medical error.
  Medscape Blogs, August 23, 2022
• Why Empathy Is More Helpful Than Sympathy for My Patients A psychiatrist reflects on how they learned about the difference between sympathy and empathy, and how empathy is a learnable skill which one develops by practicing repeatedly.
  Medscape Blogs, June 29, 2022
• Hypervigilance and Helplessness in Facing Death of a Patient A psychologist caring for healthcare providers shares a poignant story of the cost of caring.
  Medscape Blogs, June 24, 2022
• COVID-Induced Anxiety in Physicians: How Did I Cope? We develop our own skills to cope with anxiety and any stressful situation. However, when our learned skills stop working, we feel a loss of control. We fear the future and go into cycles of "what if."
  Medscape Blogs, June 16, 2022
• Meme Stocks and Meme Coin: A Cautionary Tale of Addiction From meme stocks to meme coin, the world of online gambling is expanding.
  Medscape Blogs, June 10, 2022
• Curiosity: The Sixth Sense in Science Curious much? Curiosity plays a key role in science.
  Medscape Blogs, May 27, 2022
• What Can We Do About Mass Shootings? Is mental illness the reason for mass shootings? A psychiatrist weighs in.
  Medscape Blogs, May 26, 2022
• 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