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Addressing Systemic Racism in Action: Understanding the Mental Health Professionals’ Tools for Change
Understanding the Cracks: What COVID-19 Means for the Mental Health of the Marginalized in the United States and Opportunities for Response
Though none are immune to COVID-19, the rippling impacts of the current pandemic are unequ
Hidden Inequalities: COVID-19’s Impact on our Mental Health Workforce
In an already challenged, and often under-resourced mental health care system, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health needs across the globe1,2.
Managing Competition Anxiety While Staying-At-Home
For all athletes, the outbreak of COVID-19 brought competition to a striking halt. Many who were ramping up their training regimen for an upcoming tournament, or helping their team strengthen their playoff seeding, were heartbroken to hear there were no more games to be played.
Flipping the Script: How Becoming a COVID-19 Patient Challenged My Skills as an Anxiety Therapist
The night of Sunday April 19, I stayed home with my dog Ritz watching TV and eating takeout from one of my favorite restaurants. Later that night I became very ill, surprising because I’d been eating at that place for a decade without issue.
COVID-19 Lockdown and Sports - How to Reduce Anxiety
If you are like most families with young children, these past few weeks have been filled with playing simple games, such as who can run the fastest from one side of the room to the other, or who can accurately recite the alphabet backwards.
Top Ten Teletherapy Tips for Kids & Teens
Much of the mental health community is moving to teletherapy. While some parents and providers have experienced this type of therapy before, for many it’s brand new! Here are 10 teletherapy tips to help kids and teens get the most out of their teletherapy sessions:
Positive Behavioral Strategies in Exposure Practice
The use of positive behavioral strategies in the treatment of anxiety and comorbid behavior disorders is incredibly helpful during therapy sessions.
Tele-mental Health and the Coronavirus
Overnight the world changed. Public health terms have become common phrases; we hear people talking about flattening the curve and social distancing. Scientists have become household names, with Dr.
Is Your Mask Securely Fastened?
Before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, many of us in mental health became aggressively helpful. We gave interviews to media outlets small and large and wrote content for wide distribution. Just before the World Health Organization made its declaration, some of us were already fatigued.
My OCD Patients Have Helped Me Cope with the Threat of the Coronavirus
I’m a specialist in the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders. OCD is a debilitating mental health disorder whereby patients experience unwelcome, intrusive, disturbing thoughts (obsessions) that create anxiety.
COVID-19 Lockdown Guide: How to Manage Anxiety and Isolation During Quarantine
Since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, many of us, even those who have not been infected by the virus, will choose to quarantine in our homes for the upcoming weeks.