Mental Health
News
Starting school later in the morning improves adolescents’ sleep
Students starting high school classes after 8:30 a.m. slept more on weeknights and less on weekends, compared with students whose classes started...
Opinion
COVID-19: Social distancing with young children
Child development experts think the challenges that parents had with young children before COVID-19 are exacerbated by the current stress, Dr....
Commentary
COVID-19: To have and to hold ... in quarantine
All of us can benefit from these skills, especially emotionally volatile couples who are trapped together in quarantine, Dr. Dara Abraham said.
Commentary
COVID-19: Addressing the mental health needs of clinicians
Health care workers might be facing a “care paradox,” in which they must choose between their patients’ safety and their own.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: A ‘marathon, not a sprint’ for psychiatry
Providing emotional support will help individuals engage with instrumental supports, said Dr. Joshua Morganstein.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: Calls to NYC crisis hotline soar
Inbound call volume has increased roughly 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Commentary
Reproductive psychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: Psychiatrists ‘more than a match’ for crisis moment
Physicians can step up by fighting misinformation, holding leaders accountable, and tackling inequities, Dr. Patrice A. Harris said.
News
COVID-19: Experts call for ‘urgent’ global action to prevent suicide
An increase in suicide related to COVID-19 is not inevitable provided preventive action is prompt, the group notes.
News
COVID-19: Experts hasten to head off mental health crisis
Across the two surveys, respondents’ primary concern was anxiety, which was cited in 750 responses.