Blog Topic: Psychiatry

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  The Overlooked Effects of Fireworks

  July 03, 2020

  While fireworks may be entertaining for some, or just a nuisance for others, for those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the evening spectacles could trigger serious mental health consequences.

  Psychology Psychiatry Human Interest Community In the News
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  On Your Mark, Get Set… Wait, Stop, I Can’t Do It!

  May 16, 2019

  Brandon Brooks is a star, there’s no denying that. The Philadelphia Eagles’ starting right guard is a two-time Pro Bowler who was indispensable in the team’s first-ever Super Bowl victory. He’s also thrown up every morning before a game since his second year in the NFL, six seasons ago.

  Psychology Psychiatry Mental Health
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  How Cumulative Trauma Could Shape the Lives of Migrant Children

  July 02, 2018

  On June 20, President Trump issued an executive order rolling back the separations of undocumented families in favor of family detention. However, for the thousands of kids who remain detained separately or in foster care, physicians warn their experiences with cumulative trauma and chronic stress could cause irreparable lifelong harm.

  In the News Psychiatry Psychology Public Health General Interest
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  Zero Shades of Grey: Living with BPD

  May 02, 2018

  Kristen is stuck on a roller coaster. It’s not a gentle, kid-friendly coaster, but a seemingly endless stretch of extreme hills and terrifying drops, with a safety harness that keeps threatening to snap off. Sometimes the car goes full Final Destination 3 and flies off the tracks altogether – but when she opens her eyes, she’s ascending that first hill again. And again. And again. It’s exhausting. At 22, Kristen was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

  Psychiatry Psychology Mental Health
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  It’s an Emotional Day in the Neighborhood

  April 02, 2018

  A few weeks ago, the internet had a meltdown. Unsurprising, I know, but there was something different this time. The catalyst: the trailer for an upcoming documentary about the genre-defining children’s TV show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Perhaps the emotional outpouring was pure nostalgia, but it’s possible that it’s both deeper and simpler than that: the show made kids feel seen and valued, and that played a critical part in their mental health and development.

  Mental Health Psychology Psychiatry General Interest
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  The Promise of a New Year: A Look at Medicine in 2018

  January 10, 2018

  From the FDA’s approval of the first ever gene therapy that brings new hope to cancer patients, to the approval of a gene therapy that can treat a rare form of blindness, to advancements in clinics and labs that could lead to new discoveries, 2017 saw great achievements in the field of medicine. Here’s what Penn doctors say they’re excited about as they look to 2018.

  Research Cancer Breast Cancer Radiology Ear Nose and Throat Psychiatry Dermatology
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  Using Data to Map the Human Brain

  August 14, 2017

  The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is one of many ways researchers are working together to discover and share knowledge about the human brain.

  Neurology Psychiatry Radiology
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  Summer Break: Time to Learn or Time to Let Kids Be Kids?

  July 12, 2017

  Summer is becoming a time during which certain children are prone to experience summer learning loss — the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the summer months – and parents are desperately fighting to prevent their children from falling behind. When it comes to keeping their kids academically focused over the summer, Penn Medicine's Martin Franklin says some parents might be overdoing it.

  Education Psychiatry Psychology Public Health
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  Drinking to Blackout: What Happens When Young Brains get Boozed

  June 14, 2017

  Though alcohol has become an integral part of many social functions, especially holidays, few people truly understand the damage that too many drinks can do to your body and your brain. In fact, years of chronic alcohol use can actually contribute to a person developing a serious brain disorder that affects cognition, movement, and memory.

  Brain and Behavior Behavioral Health Psychology Psychiatry
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  Facing Our Fears: Why it Works

  May 17, 2017

  Everyone fears something. In fact, it is estimated that more than 19 million Americans suffer from specific phobia. But the things that we fear and the extent to which we fear them can vary greatly from person to person. In his role as the associate director at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, David A. Yusko, Psy.D., sees dozens of patients living with a variety of debilitating phobias.

  Psychiatry Psychology