Mental Health

7 ways to manage family stress during the holidays

Sarah Woods, Ph.D.

November 15, 2024

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May 27, 2024

Making meditation work for you: A physician’s perspective

May 8, 2024

Studying the connection between anxiety and preterm birth

February 9, 2024

Caring for someone with dementia: Tips for reducing the stress

January 25, 2024

What causes GI issues in teens – and how to get them to talk about it

For some students, heading back to school sparks excitement. For others, it's a source of new or worsening gastrointestinal pain. In this week’s MedBlog, Nandini Channabasappa, M.D., discusses why school stress can provoke GI issues and how to treat them.

Nandini Channabasappa, M.D.

September 11, 2019

Mental Health; Your Pregnancy Matters

6 ways to embrace a more positive body image during and after pregnancy

More than half of women are unhappy with their body in the weeks before and after childbirth. Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, M.D., shares tips to help improve perinatal body image.

October 11, 2022

Brain; COVID; Mental Health

Why we touch our faces so much – and how to break the habit

Why is it so hard not to touch our own faces? Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic? UT Southwestern's neuropsychologist Dr. Nyaz Didehbani explains this instinctual, soothing behavior and how to resist it now more than ever.

March 26, 2020

Mental Health

Bipolar disorder: Myths vs. realities about the chronic mood swings

Bipolar disorder affects 7 million U.S. patients but still is often misunderstood. Two experts separate myths from facts and discuss treatment options in this MedBlog.

Collin Vas, M.D.
Eric Shellhorn, M.S.N., APRN, PMHNP-BC

August 3, 2022

For many years, patients have had to endure a painful trial-and-error process that often mismatched them with antidepressants. Now, we’re able to assess patients’ biological signatures and move past the guessing game.

Madukhar Trivedi, M.D. quoted from: Breakthroughs in depression research lead to more effective treatments

COVID; Mental Health

The psychiatrist will see you now (by virtual visit)

Telepsychiatry can increase mental health care access long after the pandemic ends. Kenneth Dekleva, M.D., discusses its benefits and what the future may hold.