Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

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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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While SMS is well established for chronic physical conditions, evidence is lacking to support the implementation of structured SMS programs for common mental disorders, and particularly anxiety. Self-management support (SMS) is a complementary intervention to evidence-based treatments that promotes self-efficacy and empowerment.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Stress Management and Mental Health Check-ins: Health check-ups are not just about physical health. Utilize health check-ups as an opportunity to discuss any stress, anxiety, or emotional struggles you may be facing. Take the first step today and prioritize regular health check-ups.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

We'll also touch on women’s health , mental health , and how to get the most out of your visit. Urgent Care for Mental Health: Immediate Help When You Need It Mental health is just as important as physical health, and urgent care centers are increasingly recognizing this.

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Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

Sleep is essential for physical and mental well-being. Addressing sleep disorders is essential to long-term health and vitality. Types of sleep disorders Poor sleep is possible from an underlying illness or disorder. Sleep apnea leads to poor sleep quality and potential health hazards like cardiovascular disease.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Whether it be for chronic pain, for chronic illness, for companionship, simply to have a place to hang out for a few hours, or to get some food, we are often inundated with these patients at the most inopportune times. One of the largest problems in our ER, it seems, is that there is a subset of patients who visit us on a routine basis.

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AMMD

APRIL 9, 2025

Non-Digestive Symptoms You’ve probably heard that gut health affects mental health. The same can be said about gut health and energy levels, skin, and metabolism. SIBO affects the whole body: Fatigue and brain fog : An overgrowth of harmful bacteria can interfere with mitochondrial function and cellular health.

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Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

This can be disheartening, leading to a cycle of stricter diets, increased frustration, and worse physical and mental health. You might start skipping social events to avoid "unhealthy" foods, skipping meals if your “safe” foods aren’t available, or over-exercising despite injury or illness.

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

For those with serious illness, sleep problems and insomnia are all too common. Eric: And anything else from the history or the physical that’s going to help you around the differential of the sleep problem? But in the clinic, through mental health, I’m able to get CBTI pretty readily for my patients.

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In fact, some Emergency Departments note that as many as one tenth of their patient volume is mental health. They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Pediatric behavior and mental health is an epidemic, and one that is likely to get even worse.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

(Published 3/18/19, updated 6/20/25) What Is Physician “Burnout”—and Why It Matters Physician “burnout” is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress in the medical workplace. So why are physicians experiencing physical and mental collapse from overwork?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2020

This pathologic process can lead to adverse health outcomes affecting the cardiovascular, neurological, and endocrine systems. Police brutality Police brutality should be thought of as the ways state-sanctioned violence leads to the physical, psychological, and emotional harm of its victims. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(22):2113-2115.

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Tiny Physician

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

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. The labor laws state that only 8 hours of work shall be allowed for any employee and if the employer wants to extend that, then overtime payment shall be given.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

APRIL 29, 2025

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the essential men’s health screenings, how often they’re needed, and why choosing a skilled primary care doctor in Valley Village — like Dr. Bazel — can make all the difference in your long-term health. Mental Health Screening Mental wellness is just as important as physical health.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 11, 2025

Preventive Care: Your First Line of Defense Against Illness When it comes to your health, waiting until something goes wrong isn’t the best approach. Instead, adopting a preventive mindset can help reduce your risk of illness, improve long-term outcomes, and even limit the need for more serious interventions.

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StorytellERdoc

MARCH 18, 2020

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. Please let us focus on the critically ill. Take a walk.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

As climate change increases in certain pediatric illnesses like asthma, pediatricians have a role in caring for children, especially in vulnerable communities. How can events linked to climate change affect children’s mental health? How can all clinicians influence climate-related health policies?

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Safety – Reduces exposure to contagious illnesses. Mild illnesses such as colds, rashes, or minor infections. Mental health consultations , including therapy and psychiatry. When to Visit in Person Annual physical exams & vaccinations. Medication refills or adjustments.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We’ll also dive into specific health concerns for men and women, as well as the growing importance of mental health in primary care. Primary care is your go-to for all things health-related. Primary care doctors don’t just treat illnesses—they work to prevent them before they even occur. What is Primary Care?

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

A preventive care visit serves as one of the most valuable tools for maintaining your long-term health. Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Still, we havent talked about integrating palliative care into psychiatry or in the care of those with severe mental illness. What does it look like to take a palliative approach to severe mental illness? Is “terminal” mental illness a thing? Eric 00:51 And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved. Today we talk with two psychologists who are deeply invested in addressing psychological aspects of care for people living with serious illness. That rings true to me.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

JUNE 5, 2021

Later on in the day, a panel discussed the mental health issues that covid has triggered in the general population, and in doctors. I asked what is the main barrier which prevents doctors from seeking help for mental distress, and the answer from Dr Íde Delargy was “stigma”. The kind lady didn’t mind. She waited.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

I enjoy seeing patients for all kinds of visits as well – mental health, physicals, GYN concerns, coughs/colds, etc. Urgent care offices are valuable, but it is difficult for an urgent care doctor to take into account your entire health history. In fact, I enjoy patients who are engaged in their care and ask questions.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

JANUARY 1, 2025

When you and your child visit the pediatrician , the doctor will do things like measure your child’s height and weight, discuss immunizations that will prevent illness, and provide parents with a platform to ask questions about their children’s physical and mental health. Why Are Pediatric Check-ups Important?

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PEMBlog

MAY 24, 2023

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. Deaths due to physical restraint. Physical and chemical restraints. Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2012 Jan;109(3):27-32.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But why I decided to look at medical and mental health care and assisted living. So, we’ve been seeing that there’s this increasing need for attending to the medical and mental health wellbeing of people in assisted living more so than before, because it’s not really just a social model of care.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

To be eligible in Canada patients must have a “ grievous and irremediable ” condition, including disability ; they do not have to have a terminal illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months. A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. So less than six months to live.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The illness narratives suffering, healing, and the human condition. I mean, to me, the Buddhist concept that there are multiple forms of suffering, like there’s the suffering that’s due to pain and physical symptoms. I think there is a difference, too, between physical suffering, and we have to also give that its dignity.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. So we’re going to be today talking about serious illness palliative care in the homelessness population. I’ll just throw out there people with serious illness experiencing homelessness.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. Mariah discussed her JAGS paper on applying a trauma-informed approach to home visits. Well, being a pretty comprehensive definition. Eric 04:19 Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Eric 01:04 So we’re going to be talking about transgender health in older adults and those with serious illness. Gender expression is your physical outward manifestation of how you express your gender identity. Jace 29:36 We see higher rates of mental health challenges that I think are due to overcoming adversity.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

But now we have older people dying of older people illnesses. We really like the community doctors to know, so those of you listening, that our patients, they’ve lost their physical freedom, but they have autonomy in terms of their medical decision-making just like anybody else. We have about 450 inpatient mental health beds.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

We get a bit of, in the veteran population, kind of a mix of a lot of mental health issues thrown into these comorbid illnesses, including cirrhosis, but it’s usually the decompensated cirrhotics or the folks with liver cancer and cirrhosis, or one of both. And it’s usually those people that I’m seeing.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Inviting them to brainstorm into that process can be important.

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