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Psychiatry and Viruses

Psychiatry and Viruses

On the surface, psychiatry and viruses are unrelated. Yet COVID-19 has taught us – literally and figuratively – that the existence of viruses has a profound impact on our mental health.  Viruses are so small that there was debate for decades/centuries over if they...

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The Best Breakup Songs for Your Mental Health

The Best Breakup Songs for Your Mental Health

Music helps us process our emotions, empathize with others dealing with heartache, and even provide ways to move on when we just can’t seem to. Breakup songs are so popular because they are convenient and timeless. Listening to and playing music reduces chronic stress...

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Handling “Too Convenient”

Handling "too convenient" encompasses the whole spectrum of quality, quantity, and cost. Maybe things shouldn't be quick and easy every time. A patient had a helluva time coming off their nicotine vape pen. Firstly, nicotine is not only super addictive, but putting it...

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Psychiatry and Viruses

On the surface, psychiatry and viruses are unrelated. Yet COVID-19 has taught us – literally and figuratively – that the existence of viruses has a profound impact on our mental health.  Viruses are so small that there was debate for decades/centuries over if they...

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Spotlight on the Mental Health Workforce

Let's put the spotlight on mental health workforce, and their recognition will help turn awareness into action with mindfulness. Disconcerting data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health suggests that despite the substantial increase in suicidality in adults...

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Emotional Alchemy: Why Everyone Needs a Therapist

Remember: You are a terrible therapist for yourself! But you do have to lead the charge in bettering your own mental health. We strongly believe that everyone benefits from therapy. That's where emotional alchemy comes into play. So therapists are alchemists? Alchemy...

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Trickle Down Stress

What is trickle down stress? The Reagan-era notion of supply-side economic policies hypothesized that lowering the tax burdens on the upper end of the economic spectrum would allow for that money to “trickle down” into the rest of the economy, boosting income and...

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Therapy Apps are Sharing Your Private Data

It is no secret that social media sites and apps pose many alarming realizations when it comes to privacy, surveillance, and collection of personal information and data. This is a current debate that deserves all the attention it is receiving and more. Therapy apps...

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Context: Black Women and ADHD

(Note: The views of Context essays rest completely with the author; Simply Psych and Mindful provide a platform for their voices because we feel they will interest you.) The underdiagnosis and undertreatment of ADHD in Black Women has caused decades of grief. ...

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Screen Time to Green Time: How to Rebalance

Our mental health has never just been us. Nature has always been a part of our well-being, and connecting with the great outdoors is paramount to our overall wellness. With the rise of technology (and especially these little supercomputers stowed away in our pockets),...

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The Best Breakup Songs for Your Mental Health

Music helps us process our emotions, empathize with others dealing with heartache, and even provide ways to move on when we just can’t seem to. Breakup songs are so popular because they are convenient and timeless. Listening to and playing music reduces chronic stress...

read more