Mental Health

There are risk factors for eating disorders that are unique to military service.

The military might be creating 'a perfect storm' for eating disorders

5:50am April 15, 2022

by Desiree D'Iorio

Studies show that veterans have a much higher risk of eating disorders than civilians. Risk factors include chaotic eating situations, weight requirements and a culture of being in control.

The only psychiatric hospital in Montana is losing federal funding

4:20pm April 14, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

The only public psychiatric hospital in Montana had important federal funding pulled after failing to correct patient safety issues, which resulted in deaths. Advocates worry things will get worse.

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Left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 22. Right: Zelenskyy on April 4.

Images of Zelenskyy show the physical toll that trauma and stress can have on the body

6:00am April 13, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Health experts told NPR that long-term exposure to trauma and stress — like that of the war in Ukraine — can impact a person's sleep, memory, mood and physical appearance.

Teens started dying in greater numbers from fatal drug overdoses in 2020, raising alarm that the trend could continue or worsen.

Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills

1:19pm April 12, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

While adult overdoses surged in the last decades, teens hadn't seen the same kind of death rates. But now fatal overdoses nearly doubled in one year and continued to rise in 2021.

Opinion: A jet flew by in Michigan. It reminded me that wartime trauma is hard to heal

10:22am April 10, 2022

by Maji Hailemariam Debena

Conflicts in Ethiopia, Ukraine and other countries cause psychological trauma that can last far beyond any ceasefire. An Ethiopian-born mental health epidemiologist shares her insights.

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Bill Bernat: How to build a connection with your friends living with depression

8:37am April 08, 2022

Sometimes, we tiptoe around people experiencing depression because we don't know what to say. Bill Bernat suggests that instead of waiting for them to feel better, we can meet them where they are.

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Experts are debating whether the term "trauma" applies to the pandemic, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

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People are developing trauma-like symptoms as the pandemic wears on

5:01am April 07, 2022

by Kat Lonsdorf

Stress, burnout, and uncertainty are all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

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Public input sought for alternatives to police in mental health response

9:09am April 05, 2022

by David Ford

On Thursday, Winston-Salem residents can weigh in on alternatives to police-only responses to 911 calls. The public input session will be focusing on mental health.

Close friends Joshua Paredes, Michael Walujo and John LeBlanc are working together to set up a crisis help line for nurses following the suicide of their friend Michael Odell in January.

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A nurse's death raises the alarm about the profession's mental health crisis

10:28am March 31, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

After nearly two years of grueling shifts treating COVID patients, a group of nurses lost one of their closest friends to suicide. They're determined not to let others fall through the cracks.

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Researchers track the pandemic's toll on health workers' mental health

5:04am March 28, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A recent study found that during the pandemic's surge after surge, a majority of American health care workers experienced psychiatric symptoms. And yet, very few got help for these symptoms.