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Doctors see alarming rise in mental health issues among kids

According to a recent report in JAMA, ER visits that are related to mental health have significantly increased among children, teenagers, and young adults. The New York Times reports, “The findings indicated an ‘urgent’ need…

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Naomi Judd’s death spotlights mental health crisis

On April 30, 2022, Naomi Judd’s daughters Wynonna and Ashley announced that their mother had died. The Associated Press reported their joint statement, “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to…

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Doctors report soaring rates of kids’ mental health issues

A severe mental health crisis is affecting children in the U.S., according to a number of mental health experts. The pandemic has accelerated and exacerbated mental health problems in young people—including overdoses, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, stress, grief, anxiety, depression and other emotional troubles. These problems have…

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Doctors witness mental health toll on young people

School closures, curfews, and social lockdowns are threatening to drag into the spring and even summer, alarming health experts—Sermo physicians included—about the mental health of young people. The New York Times reported that “Faced with…

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The future of mental health and teletherapy

Extensive research consistently shows that psychotherapy and mental health counselling are effective for promoting and improving overall health outcomes. Poor mental health can directly impact physical health and chronic physical conditions, potentially cause an individual…

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Expectations of masculinity inhibit men from seeking help

In honor of “Movember”—the global movement that raises awareness for men’s health, men around the world grow mustaches during the month of November. The cause is specifically geared toward shedding light on little-discussed health conditions,…

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Physicians report COVID stress improvement

2020 has been fraught with illness, anxiety, fear and stress. Physicians bear the weight of their patients’ mental health along with their own. Even in regions that have been successful at controlling the pandemic, many…

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Half of Sermo doctors would accept mental health support

In response to dire predictions for a deadly winter—with a significant rise in Coronavirus deaths expected—Sermo physicians discuss physician burnout and the support they would like to see. In a poll of 180 global Sermo…

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Racism and Public Health—Sermo Doctors Respond

As protests continue in America and around the world, George Floyd’s death has triggered a response from the medical community. Doctors’ groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the…

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Is multitasking bad for your brain?

A new study recently suggested that multitasking may be bad for the brain: people who are regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic information do not pay attention, control their memory, or switch from one task…

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Is Depression Worse in the Western World?

Depression has become so prevalent in our society that many argue that it is an epidemic. In fact, 20 percent of the American population will experience at least one episode of what we refer to as clinical depression.…

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Does She Have Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome?

Shared by an Italian doctor specializing in Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine I want to describe to you the case of a 17-year-old woman with a suspected but unconfirmed diagnosis of endobronchial endometriosis. Her clinical history…

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