Blog Topic: Mental Health

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  Coping with Anxiety Through Virtual Reality

  July 18, 2023

  Virtual reality is often used as part of exposure therapy to treat patients with phobias at Penn Medicine Princeton House. They are among the only providers in the region using VR to help patients cope with general anxiety.

  Innovation Mental Health
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  Casey Halpern Uses Science and Surgery to Address Mental Health

  March 28, 2023

  How one Penn Medicine expert is helping put a stop to the craving that leads to binge eating, potentially opening doors to additional treatments, too.

  Mental Health
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  Get to Know Chester County Hospital’s Pet Therapy Program

  January 03, 2023

  Kara Spillane, PhD, of Chester County Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Department, and her dog, Tia, bring comfort to patients and staff.

  Mental Health Community Human Interest
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  Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Taps into Helpful Mental Health Messages

  July 19, 2022

  “Stranger Things” has done more than fuel an otherwise unlikely resurgence of a hit mid-80’s single. As a clinical psychologist, I am impressed by the show’s ability to portray how isolating trauma can be and how it can bring out a shadow side of ourselves that, if left unaddressed, can be deadly.

  Mental Health General Interest
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  Combatting Provider Burnout and Stress with Music

  July 12, 2022

  For four CCH employees, music provides an escape from the everyday rigors of their responsibilities. And they aren’t alone — across Penn Medicine, providers have utilized their love of music, from the Penn Med Symphony Orchestra to creative music therapy programs.

  Human Interest Mental Health
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  Managing Mental Health Amid Gun Violence

  June 21, 2022

  Gun violence is a serious concern not just in Philadelphia, but nationally as well. And it comes as no surprise that gun violence can have a lasting effect on the mental health of victim’s families and loved ones.

  Trauma Mental Health
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  A Mental Health Specialist is Helping Underserved Moms Find Their Way

  April 12, 2022

  Lissette "Mitzy" Liriano, MS, BSN, RN, spends a lot of time holding hands, she says. As CCH's first, and only, maternal mental health specialist Liriano spends nearly all her time at the hospital working in its Ob/Gyn clinic, helping her patients find long-term care and other valuable resources.

  Mental Health OBGYN
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  How First Responders and Other Parents Can Protect Their Children from Trauma

  March 08, 2022

  When children witness the effects of trauma on their parents, it can change how they see the world. Children of first responders are especially vulnerable, as their parents, by the very nature of their jobs, are routinely exposed to traumatic events that can impact their own mental health.

  Trauma General Interest Mental Health
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  Feeling Foggy? Your Head is in the Clouds for A Reason

  March 03, 2022

  Particularly for those who work in health care, how does one move out of the fog and keep the momentum going? Lisa Bellini, MD, MACP, believes that self-care — something that you can control — is one of the keys to de-fogging.

  Mental Health COVID-19
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  Mental Health on ‘Succession’: Why the HBO Series is More Relatable Than We Think

  January 20, 2022

  Tim Overton, PsyD, is an individual and couples therapist for The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania — and an avid fan of “Succession.” Although the show is dramatized, Overton has noted two common patterns of mental health issues which ring true for many individuals.

  Mental Health