
Mental Health
‘Skin positivity’ confronts acne stigma
A new movement on social media is trying to change the way we think about acne.
7 years ago
Listen 4:41Nerve-racking. Sickening. Facing your fear can be all of that — and sometimes a little thrilling, too.
Air Date: October 26, 2018
Listen 49:07New executive order designates Delaware as ‘trauma-informed state’
Strategic plans will prepare staff to engage clients, taking trauma into consideration.
7 years ago
Pa. launches center to help counties reduce prison population with mental illness
Pennsylvania leaders are teaming up in an effort to reduce the number of people with mental illness in county jails across the commonweal ...
7 years ago
Report: World support for mental health care is ‘pitifully small’
The situation is especially dire in low-income countries, where mental health care is often unavailable.
7 years ago
Guests: Marla Gold, Astra Czerny, Jim Hopper Feeling exhausted and upset after the Kavanaugh/Ford testimony? Many ...
Air Date: October 15, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Sexual assault and harassment may have lasting health repercussions for women
The trauma of sexual assault or harassment is not only hard to forget; it may also leave lasting effects on a woman's health.
7 years ago
Doctors today may be miserable, but are they ‘burnt out’?
This week, JAMA publishes two major studies on a hot topic: physician burnout.
7 years ago
Scientists study barn owls to understand why people with ADHD struggle to focus
Kids with ADHD are easily distracted. Barn owls are not.
7 years ago
Opera raises curtain on living with schizophrenia
The idea is to address the stigma of mental illness with music. The opera is based on a memoir from a law and psychiatry professor.
7 years ago
Monthly overdose deaths break record in Delaware
Last month, 39 fatal overdoses were reported, eclipsing the previous record of 27 in April.
7 years ago
Ketamine, a promising depression treatment, seems to act like an opioid
A new study suggests that ketamine has something in common with drugs like fentanyl and oxycodone.
7 years ago
Delaware hospital curtails opioid prescriptions in effort to combat addiction
Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.
7 years ago
Mental health and black communities
Guests: Delane Casiano, Karriem Salaam, Howard Stevenson African Americans are more likely to report mental healt ...
Air Date: August 27, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv ...
Air Date: August 21, 2018
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