More articles about: Mental Health
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Breaking Down Mental Health
Trauma Informed Care
In this episode, learn what trauma informed care is, how to apply the principals of trauma informed care in medical and emergency department settings and how to utilize this knowledge to improve patient care.
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How depression, burnout impact your heart health
Michigan Medicine experts discuss the links between mental health and cardiovascular health
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Breaking Down Mental Health
Threat Assessments
In this episode, a threat assessment is defined, who should be involved in a threat assessment is identified, skills to discussing safety with the pediatric population are applied.
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Breaking Down Mental Health
Safety Assessment and Planning
In this episode, important aspects of a safety plan are defined and lethal means restrictions described.
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Breaking Down Mental Health
What is Suicidal Ideation?
In this episode, the difference between active and passive suicidal ideation is described, strategies to respond to someone who is reporting suicidal ideation in a medical setting are identified, causes and triggers for suicidal ideation are explained.
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Breaking Down Mental Health
Pediatrics vs. Adults: Legal Distinction
This episode will center on the distinction of mental health care for adults vs. children.
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Checklist for the checkup: Some parents may not be making the most of well child visits
While many parents keep recommended well visits with their child’s primary provider, some may consider more proactive steps to make checkups as productive as possible
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Study in residents shows high prevalence of sexual harassment, yet low reporting rates
Research reveals that one in four women among internal medicine residents experiences sexual harassment, but far fewer go on to report it.
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Breaking Down Mental Health
The Mental Health Code
This episode defines what the metal health code is, recipient rights, and the application of the mental health code to psychiatric and medical settings.
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Support from others in stressful times can ease impact of genetic depression risk
Stress can interact with genetic vulnerability to depression, and with added or lacking support from friends and family, to affect depressive symptoms.
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Breaking Down Mental Health
The State of Mental Health
This episode will provide an overview of the mental health system in Michigan and the US. The current mental health crisis will also be explored, including strategies health professionals can use those with mental illness experiencing a psychiatric crisis.
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Few pregnant people who died of overdose, suicide in Michigan received proper treatment before death
A review of maternal deaths suggests most individuals had documented behavioral health conditions but only one-third received appropriate pharmacologic treatment before death
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For antiphospholipid syndrome patients, lab results don’t always paint the full picture
Patients with APS have concerns about their ability to function normally, even when their blood work and clinical visits appear normal.
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Suicidal teens and other kids in mental health crisis languish in ERs
Children and teens experiencing mental health emergencies wait longer for care than those with non-mental emergencies.
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Reducing opioids prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty can be beneficial for patients and doctors
Large doses of opioids are commonly prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty to avoid call-ins for refills, but smaller doses can be just as effective.