Mental Health

Opinion: A jet flew by in Michigan. It reminded me that wartime trauma is hard to heal

10:22am April 10, 2022

by Maji Hailemariam Debena

Conflicts in Ethiopia, Ukraine and other countries cause psychological trauma that can last far beyond any ceasefire. An Ethiopian-born mental health epidemiologist shares her insights.

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Bill Bernat: How to build a connection with your friends living with depression

8:37am April 08, 2022

Sometimes, we tiptoe around people experiencing depression because we don't know what to say. Bill Bernat suggests that instead of waiting for them to feel better, we can meet them where they are.

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Experts are debating whether the term "trauma" applies to the pandemic, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

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People are developing trauma-like symptoms as the pandemic wears on

5:01am April 07, 2022

by Kat Lonsdorf

Stress, burnout, and uncertainty are all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

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Public input sought for alternatives to police in mental health response

9:09am April 05, 2022

by David Ford

On Thursday, Winston-Salem residents can weigh in on alternatives to police-only responses to 911 calls. The public input session will be focusing on mental health.

Close friends Joshua Paredes, Michael Walujo and John LeBlanc are working together to set up a crisis help line for nurses following the suicide of their friend Michael Odell in January.

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A nurse's death raises the alarm about the profession's mental health crisis

10:28am March 31, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

After nearly two years of grueling shifts treating COVID patients, a group of nurses lost one of their closest friends to suicide. They're determined not to let others fall through the cracks.

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Researchers track the pandemic's toll on health workers' mental health

5:04am March 28, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A recent study found that during the pandemic's surge after surge, a majority of American health care workers experienced psychiatric symptoms. And yet, very few got help for these symptoms.

The youth treatment industry booms in Utah, but has skirted reform for years

8:28am March 27, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Salt Lake Tribune reporter and "Sent Away" podcast cohost Jessica Miller about lax regulation of Utah's youth treatment industry and the impact of recent reforms.

Images from the Ukraine conflict are triggering survivor's guilt in combat veterans

5:53pm March 25, 2022

by Steve Walsh

Images from the war in Ukraine may have profound impacts on combat veterans, triggering survivor's guilt and mental health crises.

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Keris Myrick, right, who has schizophrenia, with her father, Dr. Howard Myrick.

COVID and schizophrenia: Why this deadly mix can deepen understanding of the brain

1:26pm March 25, 2022

by April Dembosky

People with schizophrenia are three times as likely to die from the virus, giving scientists an opportunity to study the potential relationship between the immune system and mental illness.

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Tips on how to shake the feeling that you're an impostor

6:24am March 22, 2022

by Diana Opong

NPR's Life Kit team looks at the factors that contribute to experiencing impostor phenomenon and how to deal with them. (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 14, 2021.)

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