mental health

Shot of a female scientist looking stressed out while working in a lab

Dealing with Mental Health in Academia

by Priya Pai
January 18, 2019January 18, 2019
A Day in the Life

Working in science can sometimes be an arduous, solitary journey. While being a graduate student is challenging enough, the pressure is ratcheted up when one… Read More »Dealing with Mental Health in Academia

Mental Health on the Reservation: Native American Teens and Toxic Stress

by llivaditis
February 8, 2018July 19, 2019
A Day in the Life

Toxic stress is everywhere. As a pediatrician in Baltimore City, I acknowledge the elephant in the exam room at nearly every appointment. Abuse. Neglect. Domestic… Read More »Mental Health on the Reservation: Native American Teens and Toxic Stress

Mood disorders, which encompass major depression, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder, as well as a spectrum of mood dysregulation conditions, affect up to 20.8% of Americans at any given point in their lifetimes.

Hopkins Mood Disorders Symposium: Gaining Perspectives and Generating Conversations

by Adela Wu
May 18, 2017October 20, 2017
Events and Happenings, Perspectives in Research

A sizeable crowd of over two hundred attendees gathered in Turner Auditorium on April 18, 2017, to hear discussions on mood disorders at the 31st… Read More »Hopkins Mood Disorders Symposium: Gaining Perspectives and Generating Conversations

Modern Neuroscience has the tools to treat psychiatric illness

The following submission is the first place winner of The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2016 essay contest. You can read the original posting here. … Read More »Modern Neuroscience has the tools to treat psychiatric illness

How Lithium Treats Bipolar Disorder

by Cody Call
June 8, 2016June 8, 2016
Perspectives in Research

Lithium is a first-line treatment for patients with bipolar disorder, which is characterized by mood swings between mania and depression. Although widespread use of lithium… Read More »How Lithium Treats Bipolar Disorder

Student Wellness Initiative Promotes Self-Care

by Stephanie Zuo
January 29, 2016April 1, 2016
A Day in the Life

Walking out of a lecture on mood disorders, one of my classmates made the striking remark, “Well, if that’s the definition of depression, then all… Read More »Student Wellness Initiative Promotes Self-Care

Pediatric Mental Illness Crisis: Barriers to Pediatric Mental Health Services in Our Current EMS System

by Sylvia Owusu-Ansah
March 13, 2015July 19, 2019
A Day in the Life

Imagine you are a pediatrician working in an emergency department when a young female patient who was recently diagnosed as bipolar is brought in by… Read More »Pediatric Mental Illness Crisis: Barriers to Pediatric Mental Health Services in Our Current EMS System