“You Don’t Deserve To Be Tolerated”: Healing From Toxic Relationships
Many of us have experienced a toxic relationship at one point in our lives. Jaime Mahler specializes in helping people move past this pattern.
Is Psychedelic Therapy the Future of Mental Health Treatment?
Dr. Steve Levine explains how the treatment works and if the therapy will be covered by insurance.
Breaking the Silence on Incest and Sexual Trauma
Dr. Patti Feuereisen explains how to support victims of sexual abuse and why starting the conversation is necessary.
Medical Notes: October 2, 2022
Your posture may be affecting your medication. Then, aging no longer means losing your memories. And finally…do generous people sleep more?
Mind Over Matter: How Science is Utilizing the Placebo Effect
Dr. Emiliano Santarnecchi hopes to use the placebo effect as a supplemental therapy to medicinal treatments. He discusses the potential applications, as well as the ethical dilemma behind this idea.
Can Wellness Apps Actually Improve Your Health?
The mental health app industry skyrocketed during the pandemic. But how helpful are these programs? Dr. Stephanie Collier discusses the dangers of using these apps, many of which have no scientific evidence of successfully treating mental health.
How to Provide Support in the Wake of a Traumatic Loss
Two bereaved mothers recount their experiences of losing their children, and detail what good support looks like.
Medical Notes: November 28, 2021
There are now two new pills that can prevent people from getting severely ill after contracting Covid-19. Then, a new type of magnetic brain stimulation is showing promise as a treatment for depression. And finally, if you crave one type of food over another blame your genes.
Music Therapy
Some people are finding relief from mental health issues through music therapy, a combination of psychotherapy and music-making
Foreign Accent Syndrome
People who suddenly speak with what sounds like a foreign accent often have a brain injury due to a stroke or other trauma. Experts discuss the syndrome and chances of recovery.
Saving Talk Therapy for Mental Illness
Decades ago, psychiatric treatment meant talk therapy. Now it usually means drugs or cognitive behavioral therapy for an extremely short time. A noted clinical psychologist and author explains why patients are better served when talk therapy is an option for recovery.
