America is Stressed Out- Pandemic Impact
Photo by Kat Jayne on Pexels.com Every year the American Psychological Society (APA) surveys the American public about their stress levels. Given the year we have all lived through, findings…
COVID-19- Lessons Learned from Italy
While the United Kingdom has the highest registered numbers of deaths from COVID-19, the early warning signals came from Italy. What lessons can we take from this pandemic to ensure…
Coping in the time of COVID-19-Lessons from China
With over half the world practicing shelter in place, many of us are sharing a singular experience. Families are together; others are more isolated as they practice social distancing…
Addressing Mental Health in the Era of COVID-19
Many of us are entering week two of shelter in place orders- some have been in that reality longer, some more recently. The collective anxiety borne of the uncertainty…
Social Media Use and Mental Health in Adolescents
Latest reports indicate that smartphones are now in the hands of 81% of Americans and 97% of adolescents use social media daily. Phone use has become a signal and…
Apps to Support Mental Health- Effective and Accepted?
The evidence base on how digital health solutions can support mental health continues to grow. Health systems look to the evidence base to determine which approaches, products and medicine to…
Recent Trends in Psychological Distress- Are Outpatient Utilization Patterns Changing?
Mental health has been in the news with higher frequency in the last few years. Is that due to an increase in reporting? Better measures? Or, because there's an increase…