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

Common Sense Family Doctor

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. The first few chapters discuss the problems with mental health care in the U.S.

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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.

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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.

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

He then authored a book on burnout in overachievers and another on burnout in women further popularizing the slang word which seeped into common lexicon. Meanwhile physician burnout books and breathing exercises are offered by burnout coaches on every corner. Secondary prevention reduces impact of established illness (antidepressants).

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How frustrating work environment affects empathy in resident doctors?

Tiny Physician

Nevertheless, PG doctors have to work 80 to 100 hours a week without any holidays and this tiring schedule does affect their physical and mental health. A minor section of faculties even asks residents to carry books and bags to their car.

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Being an ER physician facing this dilemma on the front lines of a large emergency and trauma center, I am also bearing witness to the more daunting picture of this dilemma--the mental and physical effects Covid-19 is having on our patients as well as on all of us. Four, don't underestimate the power of a good book and a great song.

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Telemedicine vs. In-Person Care: Choosing the Best Option for Your Health

Edge Family Medicine

Safety – Reduces exposure to contagious illnesses. Mild illnesses such as colds, rashes, or minor infections. Mental health consultations , including therapy and psychiatry. Effective Follow-Ups – Great for medication adjustments, test results, and chronic disease management. Medication refills or adjustments.