Search results for "Mental Health"
Addressing the gut-brain connection in IBS
While psychotherapies are effective treatments for some digestive disorders, stigma around both functional gut disorders and mental health diagnoses limits uptake, both for physicians and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/addressing-the-gut-brain-connection-in-ibs.htm
1 Sep 2019
Prevent, recognize impairment
Professional duties require physicians to recognize and address physician illness and impairment, but it is often difficult to recognize a colleague's condition and find an appropriate way of reporting and resolving it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/prevent-recognize-impairment.htm
1 Sep 2019
Those lost
A physician recounts colleagues she lost to physician suicide in her seven-year career as an attending hospitalist physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/those-lost.htm
1 Sep 2019
New options no panacea for depression
Internists can have the greatest impact by continuing to be the first point of contact, treating mild to moderate depression, and explaining what may be available if first-line options fall short.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/new-options-no-panacea-for-depression.htm
1 Sep 2019
Tackling gender disparities from the ground up
The WEL (Women's Wellness Through Equity and Leadership) Program is aimed at address early- to mid-career female physicians and health care leaders, with the goals of providing networking and education regarding leadership skills and other support mechanisms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/tackling-gender-disparities-from-the-ground-up.htm
1 Sep 2019
ACP, others issue call to action on firearms injuries, deaths
Policy recommendations from the American College of Physicians and other physician and public health groups include comprehensive criminal background checks for all firearm purchases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/13/1.htm
13 Aug 2019
New guide offers recommendations on caring for transgender patients
The guide provides information for clinicians on common terminology and initial evaluation, medical management, transgender-specific surgical options, medicolegal and societal issues, and practice improvement.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/02/4.htm
2 Jul 2019
The NRA's extremist agenda endangers us all
Following the controversy of #ThisIsOurLane, ACP's Senior Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Public Policy takes on the National Rifle Association's leadership, which he says advocates for extreme policies that endanger lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/the-nras-extremist-agenda-endangers-us-all.htm
1 May 2019
Addressing unexpected loss during medical residency
Following the death of a trainee, one training director developed a framework to help others cope, including gathering resources, breaking the news, talking with the deceased's family, and handling memorial services, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/addressing-unexpected-loss-during-medical-residency.htm
1 Mar 2019
Understand factors that determine health, how they mix
Myriad aspects of life impact health, and these social determinants include multiple models that include more than the physical body.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/understand-factors-that-determine-health-how-they-mix.htm
1 Mar 2019