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A young adult book tackles a tough topic: A teen coping with his dad's mental illness

NPR Health

The Strongest Heart , is a book she wished she could have read when she was growing up and coping with her father's mental illness.'/> Saadia Faruqi, author of the popular Yasmin book series, has written a new book, The Strongest Heart , that mirrors her own life growing up with a father who likely had undiagnosed schizophrenia.

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Sun Safety Tips: Protect Skin & Stay Hydrated

Edge Family Medicine

Dehydration can worsen sun-related illnesses—stay ahead by sipping all day. Supporting Your Summer Health: Beyond Sun Safety Familiarize yourself with heat illness symptoms , such as dizziness or cramps; seek medical attention at the first sign. Stay Hydrated Heat + sun exposure increases dehydration risk.

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FREE Physician Retreat Book

Pamela Wible MD

In fact, your medical career can cause both physical and mental illness (especially for empaths). Click here to download Live Your Dream Physician Retreats If you’re a physician, chances are you’ve struggled to live your dream in medicine—most doctors are disillusioned.

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

Thus, he argues, physicians were ill-prepared to confront the opioid epidemic, increasing rates of depression and anxiety in conjunction with chronic illness, and the negative effects of COVID-19 on mental health. This is not to say that this book is not worth reading - far from it.

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BITESIZE | How Smartphones Are Rewiring Our Brains | Jonathan Haidt

Dr Chatterjee

Today’s clip is from episode 456 of the podcast with world-renowned psychologist and author of the best-selling book ‘The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness’, Jonathan Haidt. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests.

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Pilot of Family Medicine Parent Partnership: Supporting mothers with depressive symptoms and promoting child development [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

consistent routines, book reading, daily play, etc.) Mothers reported significant increases in use of consistent daily routines (p = 0.002) and engaging children with books (p =.03), using items adapted from the Family Map Inventories (measured pre- and post-intervention). Themes from focus groups with participants will be described.

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Rachel Aviv's new book 'Strangers to Ourselves' tackles mental health diagnoses

NPR Health - Shots

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Rachel Aviv about her book, "Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us." It explores the lives of six people with mental illness.