by calpsychiatry | Apr 21, 2021 | Article, Environment, Growth, Mental Health, Social Issues, Young Adults
While many of us are itching to get back to our normal lives, it’s possible that we may have developed some great habits during the pandemic that we don’t want to lose. Find out how to check in with yourself, keep the habits you want, and ditch the ones you want to...
by calpsychiatry | Apr 15, 2021 | Aging, Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Family, Grief, Growth, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Issues, Stress, Trauma, Young Adults
Although the full spectrum of COVID-19 sequelae will take some time to ascertain, a recent retrospective cohort found higher incidences of neurological and psychiatric diagnoses in patients with COVID-19 than in control patients. Even higher incidences of these...
by calpsychiatry | Apr 14, 2021 | Aging, Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Family, Grief, Growth, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Issues, Stress, Trauma, Young Adults
Science is now showing the clear benefit of music on mental health. As little as 15 minutes per day of “arts engagement” improved people’s overall well-being, and several studies show it can be linked to lower levels of anxiety and depression. You know the feeling....
by calpsychiatry | Apr 13, 2021 | Aging, Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Family, Grief, Growth, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Issues, Stress, Trauma, Young Adults
A large, randomized-control study out of New Zealand demonstrated that supplementation with a specific probiotic strain in the post-partum period was associated with significantly lower depression and anxiety scores in mothers. While more research is needed to...
by calpsychiatry | Mar 29, 2021 | Aging, Anxiety, Article, Depression, Environment, Family, Grief, Growth, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Issues, Stress, Trauma, Young Adults
Loneliness is on the rise in our communities, and it’s well-established that higher levels of loneliness can lead to worse physical and mental health. In her new book, economist Noreena Hertz describes how we can combat the loneliness that could quite literally be...
by calpsychiatry | Jan 26, 2021 | Anxiety, Art Therapy, Article, Depression, Environment, Growth, Mental Health, Oppression, PTSD, Social Issues, Spirituality, Stress, Therapy, Trauma, Women's Mental Health, Young Adults
On the KCRW Life Examined podcast, poet Jane Hirshfield discusses how poetry is aptly suited to help us find peace and clarity in difficult times, such as now. Art has always had the ability to speak to our souls on some transcendental level. There is a reason people...
