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Op-ed: Changes necessary to curb physician burnout
New evidence suggests that nearly half of all physicians experience some form of burnout, and that the problem is getting worse. A January 19, 2019 op-ed in the Boston Globe called burnout among doctors a crisis that “could…
Off the Cuff: How Mental Health Care Suffers in the Public Health Agenda
Psychiatrist Vikram Patel, professor in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, reflects on how care for mental health disorders could be improved.
America is Failing its Black Mothers
For decades, Harvard Chan alumni have shed light on high maternal mortality rates in African American women. Finally, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.
Examining post-ICU care
After surviving a period in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU), patients often face a range of ongoing health issues, such as pain, physical disability, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. An article in the January-February 2019 issue of…
Concussion, brain injury linked to higher risk of suicide
While suicides after concussions are rare, a new analysis has found that patients diagnosed with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) had double the risk of suicide when compared with people who did not have brain injuries.…
How #MeToo has both helped and hurt survivors
While the #MeToo movement has empowered many people to share long-concealed stories of sexual harassment or assault and prompted a national conversation about these topics, the movement has also generated a backlash that shames and sometimes threatens victims,…
‘Training’ your mind to improve well-being
November 6, 2018 – Richard Davidson believes that we all have the ability to cultivate our own well-being—that there are ways to “train” our brains to improve both mental and physical health. Davidson, founder and director of the Center…
Harvard has new mental health program for Asian American women
A new mental health initiative at Harvard University—part group therapy, part research study—will focus on Asian American women. Called Asian Women’s Action for Resilience and Empowerment (AWARE), the program was launched in September with help from Harvard T.…
Women far outnumber men with PTSD
Although post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often thought of as combat-related, there are actually far more women than men who suffer from the disorder, which can lead to flashbacks, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and emotional numbing, as well as…
Funding lacking for mental health, particularly in developing countries
Mental illness is on the rise around the world, but spending on mental health has failed to keep pace with the increase, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report from The Lancet Commission on global…