Psych Matters Blog
Serious Mental Illness & Tobacco Use
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) smoke cigarettes at disproportionately higher rates, are more likely to smoke heavily, and have lower cessation rates than the general population.
Derek Chauvin Convictions
We need to remain alert to the realities of racism and how this unrelenting stressor continues to impact the physical and mental wellbeing of People of Color.
Department of Psychiatry Condemns Anti-Asian Violence
Vicious acts of discrimination have touched countless families and culminated in injuries and deaths.
Our Roles in Preventing Mental Illness
As clinicians, educators, and researchers in mental health, we need to consider our roles in preventing mental illness, and not just treating symptoms and syndromes.
Thoughts About Flourishing and Living an Optimal Life During Challenging Times
I’ve been thinking lately about how “mental health” may be more than just the absence of “mental illness.” Just as mental illness can be conceptualized on a continuum of severity, perhaps mental health can similarly be described on a continuum. What does it mean to not only be free of symptoms, but to actually flourish? Is it possible to define what an “optimal life” consists of? Perhaps thinking about such things will not only be useful for our patients but may benefit us personally as well.