The digital age and Covid have brought much loneliness and disconnection to our lives, not that they were all that convivial and connected to begin with. In particular for kids and teenagers, whose developmental needs to belong are so strong, this new paradigm of estrangement is very important – and dangerous. We are all aware of the rise in pediatric psychiatric illness related to these trends. On the other hand, when kids and teens find even a few friends and feel a true sense of belonging, there are a lot of protective, lifelong benefits. While psychological, psychiatric, and other allied forms of treatment are crucially important for kids and teens with problems often they skitter along the surface, helping but…
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Defining the crisis, its antecedents, and future directions Click to download

Thank you all for coming this evening. Michelle and Laura, the Depot, the Darien Library, the Genovese family and all those in attendance tonight…. thank you for doing your part in making tonight a reality. Thank you for inviting these panelists, myself, and this conversation about mental health into the heart of your community.  Tonight we hope to honor Matthew and his family by engaging a candid and sensitive discussion about mental health.  Before starting, I would like to pause and remind you that this discussion may be emotionally charged and may stir up strong feelings.  My role in moderating this panel will be to seek a candidly gentle tone as the panel answers your questions however if you feel…
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The Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) Committee on Arts and Humanities has been producing videos about the History of Psychiatry https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOoQmpUCfipRamQnFUrQb6g Topics Include History of Psychiatry – Ancient Origins History of Psychiatry–19th Century Roads to Psychiatric Careers Asylums to Community Care Psychiatry and Homosexuality

Corona Corona Corona Sneaks into your house at night Looking for someone to fight The virus thinks it is right It is already to bite Corona Corona Corona – Anonymous

Leichsenring Steinert Ioannidis 2019.

https://jonathanshedler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Shedler-2018-Where-is-the-evidence-for-evidence-based-therapy.pdf

https://www.healthination.com/health/doctor-decoded-psychiatrist-psychologist