Mental Health and Substance Use
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 29, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Every day in the United States, health professionals confront the effects of firearm injury. In emergency rooms, trauma centers, ambulatory offices, and acute care and rehabilitation facilities, health professionals and the health systems they work within...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives
Stress and burnout impact all of the health professions, from education to practice, with potentially serious negative consequences for patients, students, trainees, and health care professionals [1,2]. As a result, organizations are taking action to implement...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Overview and Scope In light of population estimates and projections—both in the United States and around the world—forecasting an increase in the decades to come in the number of individuals ages 65 and older, it has become increasingly important for...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 3, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | While much is known about the prevalence of burnout among physicians and nurses, little is known about burnout in the physician assistant (PA) profession. Approximately 50 percent of physicians and 35 percent of nurses report symptoms of burnout....
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 24, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
In 2017, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) held the fifth annual District of Columbia (DC) Public Health Case...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 27, 2018 | Commentary, Perspectives
A refugee is someone who has fled from his or her home country and cannot return because he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. “Refugee...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 25, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The young nurse returned to room seven. Finishing up her charting just a moment earlier, she glanced at her watch and knew she couldn’t postpone going into his room any longer, despite the disconcerting vibe she got each time she went in there. Room seven was...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 20, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Cognitive, affective, and behavioral health (CAB) conditions are among the costliest and fastest growing in the United States. An array of interventions is demonstrated to be effective in preventing or mitigating these conditions and offers the...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 9, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Children’s development of cognitive, affective, and behavioral capacities is best promoted when the contexts that surround them are strong and healthy. Children are embedded in families, who are, in turn, embedded in communities. Policies or programs...
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 26, 2018 | Commentary, Perspectives
“America, the land of opportunity” has been the historical rallying cry inspiring individuals to work their hardest to succeed. Although today’s children will determine our nation’s future prosperity, scientists have repeatedly demonstrated that individuals are...
