Mental Health and Substance Use

Burnout Among Health Care Professionals: A Call to Explore and Address This Underrecognized Threat to Safe, High-Quality Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 5, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. The US health care system is...

Breaking Silence, Breaking Stigma

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 5, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

    TW: suicide If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres. Introduction By Sandeep P. Kishore The...

Standardized Screening for Health-Related Social Needs in Clinical Settings: The Accountable Health Communities Screening Tool

by Jenna Ogilvie | May 30, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

The impacts of unmet health-related social needs, such as homelessness, inconsistent access to food, and exposure to violence on health and health care utilization, are well-established. Growing evidence indicates that addressing these and other needs can help reverse...

Stress-induced Eating Behaviors of Health Professionals: A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Perspective

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

For health professionals, stress and eating often combine in unhealthy ways. The stress comes early in their training and lingers throughout their careers (Almajwal, 2016; Curran and Boland, 2000; Kinzl et al., 2006; Pillet, 2010; Wajid et al., 2016). Anyone who has...

Promoting Well-being in Psychology Graduate Students at the Individual and Systems Levels

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   More than 70 percent of...

Burnout, Stress, and Compassion Fatigue in Occupational Therapy Practice and Education: A Call for Mindful, Self-Care Protocols

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Now more than ever is the time...

Addressing Burnout, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation in the Osteopathic Profession: An Approach That Spans the Physician Life Cycle

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Introduction Burnout,...

What’s Killing Our Children? Child and Infant Mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives

by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 7, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  As an obstetric resident I once took care of a young Native American woman who had been transported by helicopter from a remote rural community because she had been assaulted by her intoxicated partner. She was early in her third trimester, and the damage to...

100 Days of Rain: A Reflection on the Limits of Physician Resilience

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 30, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.     By January 1999, it rained, they...

Workforce Development to Enhance the Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health of Children and Youth: Opportunities and Barriers in Child Health Care Training

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 29, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Responsibility for cognitive, affective, and behavioral (CAB) health of children and adolescents (hereafter “youth”) has traditionally been shared among families, education systems, communities, and the health care delivery system. Within routine child health...