Mental Health
When doctors struggle with suicide, their profession often fails them
An estimated 300 to 400 doctors kill themselves each year, a rate of 28 to 40 per 100,000 or more than double that of general population.
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Predicting and preventing suicide
Guests: Maria Oquendo, Matthew Nock Suicide rates have been rising for almost three decades across all age groups ...
Air Date: July 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Family of man falsely accused in Boston Marathon bombing screens film in Bryn Mawr hometown
'Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi' shows how unverified accusations on social media can snowball into mainstream news coverage.
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‘Greening’ vacant lots improves mental health in Philly communities
The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.
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Renee Tartaglione sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for defrauding nonprofit
The sentence was far less than a punishment at the statutory maximum of 15 years of imprisonment.
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Listen 2:05Guests: Ethan Kross, Charles Fernyhough, Alexandra Horowitz Do you talk to yourself? Many of us do when were at w ...
Air Date: July 9, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings
The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.
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Guests: Tasha Eurich, David Dunning We all know someone–a co-worker, friend, or family member–who is ...
Air Date: June 18, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem
The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition
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Philly mental health experts call for end to separating kids, parents at Mexican border
Separating young children from parents can lead to "disruptive attachment" and increase their risk of developing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems.
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CDC: U.S. suicide rates have climbed dramatically
Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the last two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent.
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Headstrong offers Philadelphia-area vets another option for free mental health care
In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.
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For troubled kids, some schools take time out for group therapy
In Australia, Canada and the U.K., social and emotional learning in schools is already being implemented on a large scale. Here in the U.S. it has spread, but not as quickly.
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Guests: Thomas Childers, Michael Miller, Jacinta Johnson, Winden Rowe, Elyse Fenton Today on the show we’re goi ...
Air Date: May 28, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 50:29Where you live affects your happiness and health, but how exactly?
A study published Wednesday takes a step toward teasing out which attributes might contribute to well-being in communities around the country.
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