LSU HSC Psychiatry : Cypress

06/24/2023

03/15/2023

Spending time alone is good for you. Here's why.

12/11/2022

09/27/2022

You got this!

05/23/2022

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Maren Christenson Hofer about the harm of taking away recess in elementary school as a form of punishment.

05/23/2022

Asking a person who is mourning,

08/02/2021

“'You wouldn’t feel bad about taking time off when sick. You shouldn’t feel bad about taking some time off when you’re sad,' said Natalie C. Dattilo, a clinical health psychologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

'Your body needs a rest, your brain needs a break.'”

Here’s how to protect your mental health in a culture that values work over well-being.

07/30/2021

"The movement among athletes to prioritize caring for their health above competing at all costs — and to share their mental health challenges openly — is emblematic of something bigger, many say.

Between athletes like Osaka and Biles and ordinary Americans on social media, we’re seeing 'more people speaking openly about mental health issues and how they’re impacting their work.'"

There’s a mental health moment in America, and athletes are leading the way.

07/16/2021

"The Sacred Roots Doula program from the Black Parent Initiative (BPI) in Portland, Oregon is trying to turn the stats around. The program seeks to empower Black mothers and dismantle some of the inequalities that contribute to disproportionately high rates of black maternal mortality and Black infant mortality."

The Black Parent Initiative is providing doula support to mothers, which can have immediate and long-term benefits.

07/15/2021

"During the pandemic, our social circles shrank. People may have kept in touch with their closest friends, but acquaintances — the parents you chatted with at your child's soccer game or the work pals you lunched with occasionally — may have fallen by the wayside."

The pandemic or a recent move may have impacted your friendships. Joining a social group is just one of the many ways to broaden your social circle.


04/16/2021

CHICAGO (AP) — The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most. Alone in the home where she’d raised four kids, grieving recently deceased relatives, too fearful of COVID-19 to...

04/05/2021

"From April to October 2020, the CDC found that hospitals across the U.S. saw a 24% increase in the proportion of mental health emergency visits for children ages five to 11, and a 31% increase for children ages 12 to 17. And yes, mental health emergencies include su***de attempts."

Young people are struggling; greater investment in services and support is a must