PTSD
FDA/CDC
CDC data confirm mental health is suffering during COVID-19
The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety disorder alone was roughly three times that reported in the second quarter of 2019.
Commentary
Meditations in an emergency: Talking through pandemic anxiety with a pioneer of mind-body medicine
“I wanted to really focus on how to change and enrich medicine by making self-care, self-awareness, and group support central to all health care...
From the Journals
‘Nietzsche was wrong’: Past stressors do not create psychological resilience.
The investigators explain that these findings are particularly relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current focus on racial and...
Commentary
George Floyd, race, and psychiatry: How to talk to patients
Dr. Lorenzo Norris and Dr. Brandon Newsome, black psychiatrists from two different generations, discuss their hopes for fighting racism in society...
Commentary
Management of race in psychotherapy and supervision
There is reason to believe that change can occur, say Dr. Constance E. Dunlap, Dr. Ebony Dennis, Dr. Flavia DeSouza, Dr. Jessica Isom, and Dr....
Conference Coverage
One-fifth of stem cell transplantation patients develop PTSD
“Clinically significant PTSD symptoms are common in the transplant population.”
From the Journals
Movement-based yoga ‘viable’ for depression in many mental disorders
Individuals who performed yoga showed a greater reduction in depressive symptoms, compared with the three control groups.
Commentary
A surge in PTSD may be the ‘new normal’
Right now, the best thing that we can do as mental health providers for people impacted by the trauma is provide crisis intervention, said Dr....
Commentary
Plan now to address the COVID-19 mental health fallout
Mental health professionals should begin working with public health and political leaders now to develop plans, said Dr. Lalasa Doppwalapudi and...
Commentary
COVID-19: Addressing the mental health needs of clinicians
Health care workers might be facing a “care paradox,” in which they must choose between their patients’ safety and their own.
Clinical Neuroscience
Posttraumatic stress disorder: From pathophysiology to pharmacology
PTSD occurs acutely and chronically in the aftermath of severe and potentially life-threatening trauma.