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How To Maintain Healthy Sleep And Manage Anxiety During The Pandemic, Continued

9:58pm May 14, 2020

Psychiatry professors Sonia Ancoli-Israel of the University of California and Christina McCrae of the University of Missouri take listener questions about managing anxiety.

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How To Maintain Healthy Sleep And Manage Anxiety During The Pandemic

9:57pm May 14, 2020

Psychiatry professors Sonia Ancoli-Israel of the University of California and Christina McCrae of the University of Missouri take listener questions about maintaining healthy sleep.

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The United Nations warned that the global pandemic presents particular dangers for people who struggle with mental health.

'Some Of The Greatest Causes Of Misery': U.N. Warns Of Pandemic's Mental Health Costs

12:02pm May 14, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The United Nations' policy brief laid out concerns that the spread of COVID-19 and its economic consequences will take a heavy toll in ways that may not be immediately obvious.

"The two most replicated, robust factors linked to suicide are economic change — downturn — and social disconnection," says Dr. Roger McIntyre, professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto. And both factors, he notes, are major hallmarks of th

Act Now To Get Ahead Of A Mental Health Crisis, Specialists Advise U.S.

6:00am May 13, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Suicide rates typically drop during natural disasters and other crises but then spike in the months or years after. So mental health specialists are looking to build psychological resilience now.

Listener Questions On How To Take Care Of Mental Health During The Pandemic, Answered

7:23am May 12, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

NPR's science correspondent answers listener questions about maintaining mental well-being during the coronavirus pandemic.

Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, by Dr. Vivek Murthy

In 'Together,' Former Surgeon General Writes About Importance Of Human Connection

4:47pm May 11, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Dr. Vivek Murthy tells NPR: "The reality is that loneliness is a natural signal that our body gives us, similar to hunger, thirst. And that's how important human connection is."

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The Coronavirus Pandemic Disrupts Opioid Addiction Treatments In Philadelphia

3:56pm May 11, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted treatment of opioid addiction, as Philadelphia rehabs have closed. But there is hope in the increased use of telemedicine and Narcan for overdoses.

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Life Kit: Tips For Living With Uncertainty

4:59pm May 10, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to nearly 15 percent — and no one knows where it ends. NPR's Life Kit talked to one woman who's lived through years of economic uncertainty about how to cope.

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Psychologist Identifies Stress Responses During The Pandemic

5:08pm May 09, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with University of Texas at San Antonio professor of clinical psychology, Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill, about common stress responses to disasters and other traumatic events.

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Grace Farris, Chief of Hospital Medicine at Mount Sinai West, explains how songs have become welcome hospital anthems in otherwise difficult times.

COMIC: Hospitals Turn To Alicia Keys, U2 And The Beatles To Sing Patients Home

7:00am May 09, 2020

by Grace Farris

Call them victory anthems. Every time a patient with COVID-19 is well enough to be discharged, hospitals in New York and elsewhere play songs of celebration over the intercom. A doctor explains.