Anxiety & Stress Disorders

In this video, Samantha Gnanasegaram, MD, a psychiatrist New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, NH, talks about the challengers of being a clinician in the days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some health care workers have been particulary vulnerable to the stress of uncertainty and loss of control engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrated by 3 cases presented here.

Shifting the internal narrative can enhance resilience.

Guidance for mental health care practitioners to better explain the complexities of the current crisis to their patients.

Yujuan Choy, MD, Chief Psychiatrist at UC Irvine Counseling Center, provides tips for working with patients whose anxiety symptoms disrupt their quality of life.

Patients with bipolar disorder often find it difficult to maintain schedules and routines, all the more challenging with the COVID-19 pandemic. More in this video.

For all educators, this is a time of great uncertainty, yet we must continue to engage and encourage students interested in pursuing careers in psychiatry, as well as facilitate comparable virtual clinical experiences for students

Local, state, and federal officials are rushing to implement massively life-altering measures in the current pandemic even as we enter a situation that is still poorly understood.

Richard Berlin, MD, recites "COVID-19," by Dr Chris Fitzpatrick. It is a series of haikus strung together to highlight the many moments in hospitals that are happening everywhere in the world. This. Very. Moment.

The public is gripped by fear of COVID-19 and by worry over whether the health system will be able to treat them or their loved ones should they become ill. Consequently, clinical and public health efforts have focused on acute medical care needs of those who are severely affected, while containing the virus’s spread in the population.

Michelle Riba, MD, shares her thoughts on the days ahead.

Ronald Pies, MD, offers advice on talking to patients about spirituality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtual happy hours abound, but this is also quite worrisome, especially for those struggling with alcohol and substance use. Alternative solutions are offered in this video.

While anxiety, depression, loneliness, substance abuse. and domestic violence are inevitable consequences of physical isolation and reduced socialization from coronavirus, emotional strain is not limited to COVID-19.

Behavioral health care providers are needed now more than ever to help support frontline caregivers and to provide access to care. Deena Tampi, MSN, MBA-HCA, offers insights about caring for the caregiver as well as providing access to care.

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA, provides guidance for frontline health professionals and caregivers to mitigate stress and burden.

How can psychiatrists help caregivers deal with behavioral disturbances at home, without the possibility of an in-person doctor’s appointment? In this video, Marc E. Agronin, MD, offers tips for helping patients with Alzheimer disease and other dementias.

Tips for advocating for yourself and the safety of your patients.

Allen Frances, MD, delivers a powerful message for mental health professionals to help them navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within days of the COVID-19 pandemic, students scattered from campus to locations around the country, and their psychiatric care was interrupted at a time when they needed support more than ever.

It is one thing to hear from colleagues about how patients and the public are coping with the pandemic. It is quite another to hear directly from children. Five-year-old Adam, his parents, and I invite you to join Team Earth. Here’s why.

"Mom says viruses don’t attack countries, they attack people. And across countries we are still one people living under one roof." More in this pictorial and therapeutic dialog between a 5-year-old and his mother about the pandemic.

What is a “normal” reaction to this pandemic? How does one adapt to a new normal? How does an organization that has to downsize drastically adjust successfully, especially after the “honeymoon period”?

Dr Jud Brewer discusses the benevolent effects of altruism during the coronavirus pandemic in this brief podcast.

As we face a medical and existential crisis, how do we find strength and cope with stress and trauma? A podcast with Ronald W. Pies, MD.

Clinicians work with more male sexual abuse survivors than they may think.

Three mountains must be climbed to emerge unscathed.

An overview of the theoretical and empirical literature linking PTSD, substance use, and IPV, as well as risk factors for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

Health professionals' emotional reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic range from numbness, anxiety, fear, and rapid shifts to survivor guilt, helplessness, and feelings of detachment. Here: Stress management tactics and what to expect today and beyond.

Most of us remember where we were when the terrorist bomb shattered our sense of peace in this usually quiet community. The shockwave travelled for miles and across time.