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Healing in Health Care: Mental Health Promotion, Advocacy, and

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic increased many known risk factors for mental health problems. In the context of overwhelmed health systems and resource and staffing …

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Challenges and Opportunities to Meet the Mental Health Needs of …

WEBRacial-Ethnic Minority Groups: Challenges and Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care. Populations in racial-ethnic minority groups represent a considerable …

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Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social …

WEBPurpose of Review: We review recent community interventions to promote mental health and social equity. We define community interventions as those that …

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Diversity and Inclusion in Psychiatry: The Pursuit of Health Equity

WEBThe increasing diversity of America requires a workforce that is able to serve the mental health needs of individuals from multiple backgrounds, with a culturally …

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The Social Determinants of Mental Health FOCUS

WEBIncome inequality is also a social determinant of mental health in terms of (a) leading to poorer mental health, (b) increasing risk for and incidence of mental …

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Psychiatric Emergencies: Empowering Connections to De-escalate …

WEBThe National Alliance on Mental Illness defines a mental health crisis as a “situation in which a person’s behavior puts them at risk of hurting themselves or others …

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Liability and Patient Suicide FOCUS

WEBEpidemiology and Phenomenology of Suicide. Definitions of suicide and surrounding terms are important to distinguish. According to the National Institute of …

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The Social Determinants of Mental Health: Psychiatrists

WEBThe concept of social determinants of health has great resonance when considering population health and health care. Mental health is no different ().In recent …

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Engaging the “Difficult” Patient: Strengthening Empathic

WEBMedical communications researchers Roter and Hall commented that “talk is the main ingredient in medical care and it is the fundamental instrument by which …

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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety and Stress-Related

WEBCognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a first-line, empirically supported intervention for anxiety disorders. CBT refers to a family of techniques that are designed …

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Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the

WEBSuicide Screening. Routine screening is a key step in identifying individuals at risk of suicide to ensure assessment and appropriate care. Standardized screening …

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The Social Determinants of Mental Health

WEBThe Social Determinants of Mental Health. Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., and Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H. It is well known that social factors affect risk for mental illnesses and …

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Yoga for Depression and Anxiety: A Review of Published Research …

WEBThere is increasing interest in the use of yoga as way to manage or treat depression and anxiety. Yoga is affordable, appealing, and accessible for many people, …

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Mind-Body Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of the

WEBMind-body interventions have gained increasing popularity for use with anxiety symptoms; however, it is unclear what role they play in the treatment of anxiety …

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Abating Ambivalence: Motivating Depressed Patients for Treatment

WEBMI is a patient-centered, directive, therapeutic method for enhancing intrinsic motivation for change by helping patients explore and resolve ambivalence ( 14 ). MI …

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Understanding Families as Essential in Psychiatric Practice

WEBFamily work is a critical component of psychiatric practice. It is important for psychiatrists to be able to understand the role of family relationships and family systems …

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Practicing Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in the

WEBThe 2002 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, brought into stark focus the issues of …

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Beyond the DSM-5 Diagnoses: A Cross-Cultural Approach to

WEBAlthough trauma exposure is a global phenomenon, trauma reactions vary considerably across cultures. Western psychiatric diagnoses, such as posttraumatic …

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Ethical Principles and Skills in the Care of Mental Illness

WEBB ioethics principles. Several philosophical bioethics principles underlie ethical practices in caring for persons with mental illness (Table 1) (1, 3–8). Altruism in the …

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Black Youth Suicide Crisis: Prevalence Rates, Review of Risk and

WEBRates of Suicide by Demographic Characteristics. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among U.S. adolescents and young adults ().Historically, Black …

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